NBA Lock Alert - Dallas Mavericks vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Dallas (+1½) at Milwaukee (-1½) (O/U) 193½
Tonight at 8:00 PM ET
The Milwaukee Bucks’ (5-2 SU, 5-2 ATS, 2-5 O/U) fantastic rookie point guard Brandon Jennings when the two teams battle at the Bradley Center tonight at 8 PM ET.
Mavericks
The Mavericks have won two straight games and four of their last five overall, but their dismal ATS record against the Bucks suggests a convincing ATS loss in this contest tonight.
Despite going an impressive 4-1 ATS in their last five games overall, the Mavericks are just 1-5 ATS in the last six games against Milwaukee and a surprising 0-9 ATS in the last nine games in Milwaukee.
Bucks
Milwaukee had a five-game ATS winning streak snapped their last time out, but enters tonight’s game riding a four-game SU winning streak. The Bucks have also gone an impressive 4-1 ATS in their last five games as an underdog.
Analysis: I can’t wait to see how Jennings and the Bucks fare against Jason Kidd and a Dallas Mavericks team that apparently has a newfound penchant for playing defense.
Dallas has given up 90 points or less in three consecutive games and six of their last nine games overall.
The Bucks have used some impressive offensive performances to win three of their last four games, but I like Dallas to snap it’s shocking nine-game ATS losing streak to the Bucks by playing some serious defense tonight.
I think Jason Kidd has read all abut Jennings and seen plenty of highlights of the explosive rookie heading into tonight’s contest and is going to make an extra-special effort to slow down the gifted rookie and the streaking Bucks in this contest tonight.
I say throw out the fact that the home team has gone 9-2 ATS in the last 11 meetings and go with the trend that says the underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings.
The Mavericks are the pick here tonight, though I suspect Jennings makes another highlight reel play or two in an entertaining loss.
