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Today is Thursday, January 9th, and the Portland Trail Blazers with a record of 13-23 are gearing up to take on the Dallas Mavericks who have a record of 21-16 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

The Blazers have won two of their last three including a 119-100 win last night in New Orleans against the Pelicans. Deni Avdija led Portland with 26 points. The Mavericks smacked the Lakers 118-97 in Dallas Tuesday night. No Luka. No Kyrie. No Problem. Quentin Grimes has 23 off the bench for the Mavs.

The Trail Blazers are currently 5-15 on the road with a point differential of -8.7, while the Mavericks have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details re: Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks today

Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025

Time: 8:30 pm EST

Site: American Airlines Center

City: Dallas, TX

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Game odds for Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks

The latest odds as of Thursday:

Odds: Portland Trail Blazers (+236), Dallas Mavericks (-296)

Spread: Mavericks -6.5

Over/Under: 219 points

That gives the Trail Blazers an implied team point total of 108.53, and the Mavericks 111.93.

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Expert picks & predictions for Thursday’s Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks game

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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) is on the home team: Dallas Mavericks -7.5
"Hardest bet to make but the rest advantage for the Mavs combined with their motivational push should get the number home for the home team."

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Best Bet projections for today’s Trail Blazers & Mavericks game:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Dallas Mavericks on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Portland Trail Blazers at +6.5.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the UNDER on the Game Total of 219.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks on Thursday

The Trail Blazers have lost 15 of their last 20 games as a road underdog

8 of the Mavericks' last 10 home matchups with the Trail Blazers have gone OVER the Total

The Trail Blazers have covered in 3 straight games as a road underdog

The Trail Blazers have covered the Spread in their last 3 road games

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