The Dallas Mavericks are on the road at the Philadelphia 76ers in National Basketball Association action on Monday. The Dallas Mavericks come into the game with a 28-23 record on the season. Dallas is 8th in the Western Conference, but have dropped back to back games. The Mavericks are coming off a home loss to Milwaukee on Saturday. Dallas is 3-7 in their last 10 games.
For the 76ers, they are 30-18 on the season. Philadelphia is 30-18 on the season, and is 5th in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers are 5-5 in their last 10 games. Philadelphia is coming off a road loss to the Nets on Saturday.
The Dallas Mavericks are -2.5 on the road at Philadelphia on Saturday. The total for this affair is set at 244.5.
Life without Embiid
The Philadelphia 76ers are going to be without their top scorer Joel Embiid for the foreseeable future. The big man last played on January 30th, but struggled in that game. This is just two games removed from his 70 point game against the Spurs. The big man was leading the league in scoring with 35.3 points per game.
Tyrese Maxey will have to take more of the load in scoring for Philadelphia. He scored 51 in a recent win at Utah, and is coming off 23 points against the Nets. On the season, Maxey is scoring 26.2 points per game. Tobias Harris is next for Philadelphia, while Kelly Oubre is fourth on the team.
The 76ers will remain at home for two more games after this one. They will welcome the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday and Atlanta Hawks on Friday. After that, the 76ers will go on the road at Washington and Cleveland.
Luka Leading Dallas
After losing their final game of January at Minnesota, the Dallas Mavericks allowed 129 in a loss to the Bucks to start February. The Mavericks are 10th in the league in scoring, with more than 118 points per game, and are making 15 three point shots a game, but their defense has been their downfall lately.
Luka Doncic continues to be an elite scorer for the Mavericks. He is scoring 34.8 points per game. Kyrie Irving is next on Dallas with 25.2 points per game. Tim Hardaway, a third guard is next with more than 18 points per game.
The Mavericks will continue on the road for two more games following this one. Dallas will play at the Nets on Tuesday, and then the Knicks on Thursday. When the Mavericks come back home on Saturday February 10th, they will welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder for the first of a four game home stand.
Dallas Picks up Road Win
Without Embiid in the paint, Philadelphia is in trouble. For the short term, and the long term. Maxey is good, and an elite scorer, but not enough to keep up with the fire power that Dallas will throw at them. When betting on this game, we are going to take the road team. Bet the Dallas Mavericks -2.5 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday in National Basketball Association betting!
