The Dallas Mavericks look to beat the Portland Trail Blazers for the 1st time this season tonight when they matchup at 10:35 PM EST at the Rose Garden in Portland, OR(airs nationally on TNT). The Mavericks(47-24) lost both home games to Portland(42-29) earlier this season at the American Airlines Center by a combined six points and could very well match up with the Blazers in the 1st round of the Western Conference playoffs. Dallas went on a 13 game winning streak before losing three of their last five to put themselves as the current #2 seed in the West if the playoffs started today. Portland, meanwhile, currently is the #8 seed in the West and a Mavericks-Blazers series is a very real possibility. Vegas oddsmakers have made Portland a -3.5 point favorite with the total set at 192 for tonight’s game. The Blazers could be without second-year guard Rudy Fernandez for the second straight game due to a quadriceps injury. Fernandez, averaging 8.8 points and 1.1 steals, is marked down as questionable on tonight’s pregame injury report. NSAwins.com’s expert handicapper Lou Panelli’s pick on tonight’s game is on Dallas +3.5 to win outright. “Dallas needs this game to stay on track for the #2 seed and will want revenge for losing both games to Portland at home already. Dallas will be highly motivated and should come out with fire and intensity that Portland will have trouble matching”, says Panelli. Bet on tonight’s game at SBG Global Sportsbook and get a 30% SIGN UP BONUS on your 1st Deposit. View the rest of tonight’s NBA Betting Odds from SBG Global below:
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:10 PM This game will be televised on TNT.
801 Heat +1½ (-110) OV 191 (-110) +105
802 Bulls -1½ (-110) UN 191 (-110) -125
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:40 PM
803 Clippers +6 (-110) OV 208½ (-110) +220
804 Rockets -6 (-110) UN 208½ (-110) -260
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:40 PM This game will be televised on TNT.
805 Mavericks +3½ (-110) OV 192 (-110) +145
806 Trailblazers -3½ (-110) UN 192 (-110)