The Phoenix Suns will take on the Dallas Mavericks in the third and final regular season matchup for both teams, making it a close game in the West. Each team has won their last two road games, so it will be interesting to see if that trend continues here. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker played in the All-Star Game over the weekend, but Bradley Beal used the holidays to undergo surgery on a broken nose and could be sidelined for some time. He's already missed 25 games this season, and the Suns are basically used to him not playing, but they could still benefit from his presence on the court, especially offensively. Both games against the Mavs this season were high scoring, so they may need to score over 130 points to win this game.
Dallas entered the break having won six straight games as one of the hottest teams in the NBA. All but one of the six wins were by double digits, and Dallas also posted the third-highest net rating of the streak at 17.3. Doncic was the only representative in Indianapolis this weekend, with the rest of the team taking some time off to heal from injuries. Thankfully, the team's second biggest star, Kyrie Irving, had no major injuries, but he will look to surpass former teammate Kevin Durant here. Dallas is 4-1 SU in their last 5 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
Phoenix has won two of their last two visits to Dallas, and I think it's time for the Mavs to end that streak here. They haven't had to move since the holidays started, so they're in a slightly easier position here. Additionally, the Suns welcomed both of their star players to Indiana over the weekend, while the Mavs only had Luka Doncic. Cover the spread with the home team.
Mavericks -3 is available at time of publication. You can play with that number.
