Dallas Mavericks versus Phoenix Suns Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 1-27-2013
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The 15-28 Phoenix Suns will hit the road to face the 18-25 Dallas Mavericks in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday night. Tip off time from Dallas is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The odds from this NBA pro basketball contest has the home team Dallas Mavericks favored by -7 ½ points with the over under lined at 201 points. There has been a ½ point move on the Mavs because they opened up a few hours ago as a -7 point favorite.

The Suns and Mavericks last met on December 6th where Dallas posts the 97-94 road win against the Suns as a +3 ½ point underdog. The total came in at under 204 ½ points.

Phoenix has a road mark this season of 4-18 on the season. The team loses their eighth game in eleven tries following a 108-99 road defeat last night to the San Antonio Spurs as a +9 point underdog. The total came in at over 207 points. The Suns had a one point lead after three quarters and get outscored 27-17 in the final stanza. Phoenix wastes a 50.6% shooting performance and 6 of 12 from three. They allow San Antonio over 49% shooting and 9 more trips to the free throw line. Michael Beasley off the bench has 25 points and 6 rebounds on 11 of 16 shooting. The Suns are a poor defense as they allowing 46.6% shooting and 38.5% from beyond the arc ranking second to the bottom in both categories in the NBA.

The Mavericks are 11-9 on their home court. They are winners of five of their past seven games despite a 113-107 home defeat on Friday night to the San Antonio Spurs as a -2 point betting favorite. The total came in at over 204 ½ points. The Mavs fell way too far behind after three quarters as their down by 20 points in defeat. Dallas shoots 46% from the floor but allow San Antonio over 48% shooting. Vince Carter off the bench pours in 17 points and grabs 4 rebounds. There has been much improvement on the offensive end for the Mavericks. Their defense will determine their fate. The club needs to improve on a 29th ranked scoring defense as Dallas surrenders 103 points a game.
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