Odds were not available as of Tuesday morning. Picks should be considered early leans.
Sacramento Kings at Dallas Mavericks (NA)
The Mavericks have been sputtering and need a sharp turnaround to ensure they will get a chance to defend their NBA championship. Dallas has lost four of six, while the Kings have dropped four straight and nine of 11.
Forward Lamar Odom’s brief stay in Dallas is over after the organization’s patience ended. Odom has been a nonfactor all season long after being acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers. He never found his groove and has been bothered by personal issues while averaging a career-low 6.6 points. “We’ve got to be able to look down that bench and count on folks to be consistent,” general manager Donnie Nelson said. “Unfortunately with him in his state right now, he’s just not capable of doing that.” Odom was the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year last season.
Sacramento’s mid-January visit to Dallas resulted in one of the poorest efforts in franchise history. The Kings scored just 60 points – fewest ever allowed by the Mavericks – and shot just 25.6 percent from the field. Sacramento set a dubious mark for points scored in a half as it trailed 52-23 at intermission. The Kings rebounded to defeat Dallas at home in March to end a 10-game losing skid to the Mavericks.
Sacramento hopes to get leading scorer Marcus Thornton back on Tuesday. Thornton, who averages 18.7 points, has missed the four-game skid with a calf injury.
The home team is 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings.
Pick: Mavericks +++
Orlando Magic at Washington Wizards (N/A)
Washington received 67 points from its bench as the Wizards destroyed the lowly Charlotte Bobcats on Monday in a matchup of the NBA's worst teams.
Orlando has won two straight after dropping five in a row. Center Dwight Howard sat out Monday because of back spasms and is questionable Tuesday.
Washington guard John Wall managed only two points, but dished out 12 assists in the romp. In his previous 23 games since the All-Star break, Wall averaged 17.0 points and 7.8 assists.
The Magic are 61-30 all-time against Washington and Orlando have scored at least 100 points in their last nine contests versus the Wizards.
Pick: Over ---
Sacramento Kings at Dallas Mavericks (NA)
The Mavericks have been sputtering and need a sharp turnaround to ensure they will get a chance to defend their NBA championship. Dallas has lost four of six, while the Kings have dropped four straight and nine of 11.
Forward Lamar Odom’s brief stay in Dallas is over after the organization’s patience ended. Odom has been a nonfactor all season long after being acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers. He never found his groove and has been bothered by personal issues while averaging a career-low 6.6 points. “We’ve got to be able to look down that bench and count on folks to be consistent,” general manager Donnie Nelson said. “Unfortunately with him in his state right now, he’s just not capable of doing that.” Odom was the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year last season.
Sacramento’s mid-January visit to Dallas resulted in one of the poorest efforts in franchise history. The Kings scored just 60 points – fewest ever allowed by the Mavericks – and shot just 25.6 percent from the field. Sacramento set a dubious mark for points scored in a half as it trailed 52-23 at intermission. The Kings rebounded to defeat Dallas at home in March to end a 10-game losing skid to the Mavericks.
Sacramento hopes to get leading scorer Marcus Thornton back on Tuesday. Thornton, who averages 18.7 points, has missed the four-game skid with a calf injury.
The home team is 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings.
Pick: Mavericks +++
Orlando Magic at Washington Wizards (N/A)
Washington received 67 points from its bench as the Wizards destroyed the lowly Charlotte Bobcats on Monday in a matchup of the NBA's worst teams.
Orlando has won two straight after dropping five in a row. Center Dwight Howard sat out Monday because of back spasms and is questionable Tuesday.
Washington guard John Wall managed only two points, but dished out 12 assists in the romp. In his previous 23 games since the All-Star break, Wall averaged 17.0 points and 7.8 assists.
The Magic are 61-30 all-time against Washington and Orlando have scored at least 100 points in their last nine contests versus the Wizards.
Pick: Over ---
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