In a matchup featuring two of the brightest stars in the NBA, Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns (25-18) will battle Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks (24-19) on January 24, 2024 at American Airlines Center. The Suns are favored by 2.5 points. The matchup has an over/under set at 241 points.
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Spread: Mavericks (+2.5) to Cover
- While DraftKings has the Suns winning by 2.5, the model has the Mavericks taking home the victory, with a considerable margin between the two spreads (5.3 points). Take the Mavericks.
- Dallas is 23-20-0 ATS this season.
- The Mavericks are 7-6 ATS this season when playing as at least 2.5-point underdogs.
- Phoenix is 15-26-2 against the spread this season.
- The Suns are 9-18-1 ATS this season when playing as at least 2.5-point favorites.
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Total: Under 241
- In this matchup, the model projects a total (233.0 points) substantially lower than the DraftKings over/under (241 points). Bet on the under.
- Phoenix and its opponent have broken the 241-point mark 12 times this year.
- Dallas’ games have gone over 241 points on 20 occasions this season.
- The Suns and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 22 out of 43 times this season.
- Mavericks games have hit the over 23 out of 43 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Mavericks (+124)
- Prediction: Mavericks 118, Suns 115
- This season, Phoenix has won 20 out of the 30 games, or 66.7%, in which it has been favored.
- Dallas has come away with seven wins in the 18 contests it has been listed as the underdog this season.
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Kevin Durant Rebounds Prop: Over 6.5
- Durant puts up 29.5 points, 6.3 boards and 5.7 assists per game, shooting 52.7% from the floor and 46.0% from downtown (third in league) with 2.3 made treys per game.
- His per-game rebound average — 6.3 — is 0.2 fewer than his prop bet over/under for Wednesday’s game (6.5).
- He has recorded more rebounds than his listed total in 13 of his 39 games with a prop this season.
- In 2023-24, the Mavericks are 24th in the league in rebounds (42.0 per game) and third-worst in rebounds allowed (46.3).
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