A pair of Western Conference teams will square off on Tuesday in the National Basketball Association. The Phoenix Suns are at the Dallas Mavericks. The Sins have been red hot as of late, winning six straight games. Phoenix is coming off a two point win at home over the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Overall, the Suns are 25-18, which is 5th in the Western Conference.
For the Dallas Mavericks, they are 24-19 on the season. Dallas starts the game 8th in the Western Conference. The Mavericks have dropped back to back games, with their most recent coming at home to the Celtics. The Mavericks are 5-5 in their last 10 games.
The Phoenix Suns are -1 on the road at Dallas. The total is listed at 241.
Red Hot Suns
The Phoenix Suns are red hot right now. In their current six game winning streak, they have won by an average of nearly 10 points per game. The Suns have scored 115+ in each of the six games. On the season, the Suns are now up to 116.1 points per game.
Devin Booker has heated up as of late. In the recent win on the road at the Pelicans, Booker scored 52 points. He still sits second to Kevin Durant on the team in scoring. Durant is at 29.6 points per game, while Booker is at 26.7. Bradley Beal has now played in 19 of the 43 games for the Suns and is scoring 18 per game.
Phoenix is starting a seven game road trip. Following this game, the Suns will head to Indiana to take on the Pacers. The Suns will make stops in Orlando, Miami, Brooklyn, Atlanta and Washington before returning home on February 6th against the Bucks.
Dallas .500 to Start 2024
The Mavericks have not gotten traction under them since 2024 got started. Dallas is 5-5 in January. The Mavericks are scoring more than 118 points per game, but defensively, they are still giving up too many points. In the last three losses for Dallas, they have allowed 122 points per game.
Luka Doncic continues to lead the team in scoring, rebounds and assists. Luka is currently at 33.6 points per game, 9.3 assists, and 8.5 rebounds. Tim Hardaway Jr recently had a monster game for Dallas, with 41 points in 40 minutes played. Kyrie Irving is another guy scoring in bunches; he had five straight games of 30+ points per game, but is questionable for this one with a thumb injury.
Dallas is on the road at the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. Following that, the Mavericks will come home and host the Kings and Magic, before finishing the month on the road at the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Suns Top Mavericks in Dallas
When push comes to shove, the Phoenix Suns are playing at another level right now. Regardless of going on the road or not, the Suns are going to win this game. The big three seem to be too difficult to slow down. The final bet for this game on Tuesday is the Phoenix Suns -1 over the Dallas Mavericks. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your NBA Betting!
