Vegas NBA Basketball Prediction: Dallas Mavericks vs Philadelphia 76ers
Friday, February 17, 2012
Frank Martin
The Philadelphia 76ers have utilized scoring balance and depth to rise among the top teams in the Eastern Conference. The Dallas Mavericks could be struggling in both those departments when they visit the Sixers on Friday night.
Dallas will have to overcome an injury-ravaged backcourt as it seeks to extend its winning streak to six games. The reigning NBA champs will be without three guards, putting additional pressure on aging veterans Jason Kidd, 38, and Vince Carter, 35.
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Dallas Mavericks
@ Philadelphia 76ers
When:
8:00 PM ET, Friday, February 17, 2012
Where:
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TV:
8 p.m. ET, ESPN, CSP
The 76ers have opened as 3-point favorites on SBG Global Sportsbook’s Live NBA Basketball Odds.
Dallas Mavericks (19-11): Sixth man extraordinaire Jason Terry and Roddy Beaubois had already been ruled out of Friday’s game for personal reasons, and Dallas took another hit when guard Delonte West fractured and dislocated his right ring finger in Wednesday’s win over Denver. Forward Lamar Odom helped picked up the slack by scoring 14 points against the Nuggets – his highest output in 10 games. Last season’s Sixth Man of the Year, Odom has averaged 14.4 points in 21 career games against the Sixers.
Philadelphia 76ers (20-10): Philadelphia’s bid for a perfect 3-0 road trip was buried by a hail of 3-pointers in a loss at Orlando on Wednesday. The Sixers also received more bad news regarding center Spencer Hawes, who is being sent to a specialist for his strained Achilles tendon. Hawes has missed five straight games and 15 of the last 17, leaving rookies Lavoy Allen and Nikola Vucevic to man the pivot. Allen has started the last three games and scored a total of four points.
1.
Dallas has won five
of six and eight of the last 10 meetings with Philadelphia.
2. The Sixers are 12-2 with Hawes in the lineup and 8-7 without him.
NBA BASKETBALL PREDICTION: 76ers 94, Mavericks 87
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