Pro Hoops on Thursday and we will see the Dallas Mavericks travel to Phoenix, Arizona to take on the Phoenix Suns. The game is scheduled for a 10:35 pm (Eastern) start time and will be televised live on TNT. Currently the odds for the game have Phoenix favored by 3.5 points while the total sits at 202. Check out Sportsbook Spy to see who the Public is taking on all of today's games.
Free Analysis: Dallas (8-10) is also looking to get back into the win column after getting routed 112-90 by the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday to kick off its three-game trip. The Mavs have dropped four of five, with three of those losses coming by at least 22 points. Dallas trailed by 11 points after one quarter in Los Angeles on Wednesday but began the second with a 9-0 run to get within 29-27. That was as close as the Mavericks would get as they were down 18 points at halftime and never got the deficit to single digits in the second half. Guard O.J. Mayo entered the game against the Clippers second in the league with a 52.7 percent shooting efficiency from beyond the arc, went 0-of-4 and has gone without a 3-pointer in three of his last five contests. Trying to avoid a fourth consecutive road loss - and falling three games below .500 for the first time since the start of 2011-12 - Dallas will still be without Dirk Nowitzki. Dallas is hoping the recent addition of point guard Derek Fisher will add some veteran leadership and scoring punch until Nowitzki returns. Fisher hit three 3-pointers and scored 15 points Wednesday after going 1 for 8 with two points in his season debut Saturday against Detroit.
The Phoenix Suns are so confident in what team president Jason Rowley calls their "exciting brand of basketball" that the team is offering fans their money back - regardless of the game's outcome - if they're not completely satisfied with the experience at Thursday night's matchup against the Dallas Mavericks. Whether it's to generate some excitement in the desert for the new-look Suns, fill the US Airways Center for a nationally televised game, or both, the team's "Satisfaction Guaranteed Night" comes at a time when Phoenix (7-12) isn't satisfied at all with its play. Phoenix returns home from a 1-5 road trip during which it lost the last four contests. After splitting the first two games of the trek, the Suns suffered a 40-point loss in Detroit on Nov. 28. They dropped close decisions in Toronto and New York before concluding the trip with a 10-point overtime setback to the league-leading Grizzlies in Memphis on Tuesday. Phoenix led by as many as 16 points before Rudy Gay forged a 94-94 tie with 15.9 seconds remaining in regulation. Phoenix has not had much success against Dallas of late, losing eight of the last nine meetings between the teams. In fact, the Suns snapped an eight-game skid in the all-time series in their last encounter as they posted a 96-94 triumph at US Airways Center on March 12. It was the team's second win in the last 13 matchups and snapped its three-game home losing streak against the Mavericks
Free Pick: I am liking the Over in this one. Both teams average right around 100 points for the year, but it has been the defense that has been a problem for both teams of late. Dallas comes in having given up 100+ points in 6 of their last 7 games and they have allowed 104.3 ppg in their last 3 games on the road. Phoenix also has allowed 100+ points in 6 of their last 7 games and have given up 108 ppg overall in their last 4 games. In their last home game the Suns allowed the offensively challenged Hornets to put up 108 points on them. Phoenix team president Jason Rowley has guaranteed an exciting game tonight or the fans will get a refund and that should mean an up and down fast paced game with about 210 points being scored.
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