Spurs at Mavericks 1/16/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

By: Adam |

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 4:36 AM ET

The San Antonio Spurs look to snap a two-game losing streak on Wednesday when they visit the Dallas Mavericks. The Spurs lost to the Charlotte Hornets 108-93 on Monday snapping a winning streak at home of seven straight games. LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs in the loss with 28 points but the Spurs were outrebounded by the Hornets 53-44.

Dallas lost its most recent outing falling to the Golden State Warriors 119-114 on Sunday. The Mavericks were led in the loss by Luka Doncic with 26 points. Harrison Barnes was the second high scorer for Dallas with 22 points, while Jalen Brunson scored 12 points off the bench. Dallas played without both top point guards Dennis Smith Jr. and J.J. Barea, who is now out for the season. DeMar DeRozan leads the Spurs in scoring and assists with averages of 21.9 points and 6.4 assists per game. The second leading scorer and leading rebounder is LaMarcus Aldridge with averages of 20.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. San Antonio is shooting 47.9% from the field and 40.2% from 3-point territory.

Luka Doncic leads the Mavericks in scoring with an average of 20.2 points per game. The leading rebounder is DeAndre Jordan with an average of 14.0 per game, while Doncic leads the team in assists with an average of 5.0 per game. Dallas is shooting 45.1% from the field and 34.5% from three-point territory.

Dallas has San Antonio’s number. The Mavericks have covered the spread in each of the last 5 head-to-head with the Spurs. Dallas has covered the number in 13 of its last 17 at home and 7 of its last 10 versus Western Conference opponents. The Spurs have failed to cover 5 of the last 6 versus Southwest division teams. Final Score Prediction, Dallas Mavericks win as small home underdog 111-105.

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