If Houston wins as expected at home on Wednesday against Indiana they will be coming into Dallas on a 16 game winning streak.  That is where they streak may stop since the Mavericks have the second best home record in the NBA at 25-3.  What will help the Rockets is that Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki will not play on Thursday as he will be serving a one game suspension for his flagrant foul against Utah’s Andrei Kirilenko on Monday. SBGGlobal reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Rockets on the Road.

Dallas has been playing the top teams in the Western Conference tough but has nothing to show for it except losses.  Dallas had fourth quarter leads against San Antonio, the Lakers and Utah, but lost all three games.  “It’s obviously a little frustrating,” Dirk Nowitzki said. “We’d love to win those games.”  The Mavericks have a favorable schedule this month.  They play nine of their next ten games at home.

SBG Global Current Line: Mavericks  - 1 , Total 184

Here are the NBA basketball betting stats for Thursday’s game.  The Rockets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games. The Rockets are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games playing on no rest. The Rockets are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Southwest. The Rockets are 21-7 ATS in their last 28 games overall.
The Rockets are 21-8-3 ATS in their last 32 Thursday games. The Rockets are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Dallas.

The Mavericks are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the Western Conference. The Mavericks are 37-14-1 ATS in their last 52 vs. the Southwest. The Mavericks are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 Thursday games. The Mavericks are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 home games. The favorite is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings between the two teams.

The Under is 4-0 in the Rockets last 4 road games. The Under is 5-1 in the Rockets last 6 vs. the Western Conference. The Under is 13-5 in the Rockets last 18 games playing on no rest. The Under is 9-4 in the Rockets last 13 overall. The Under is 40-19-1 in the Rockets last 60 vs. the Southwest.

The Over is 4-0 in the Mavericks last 4 overall. The Under is 6-2 in the Mavericks last 8 vs. the Southwest. The Over is 5-2 in the Mavericks last 7 Thursday games.

The Washington Wizards would sure like to get Caron Butler back in the starting lineup but that may not happen until after the All-Star break although Butler is traveling with the team.  He did not play in Wednesday’s 85-77 home loss to San Antonio. Butler came back from a hip flexor injury and played Sunday against the Lakers but didn’t look right and then aggravated the injury in Tuesday’s loss at Philadelphia.  The Wizards are 1-4 without Butler in the starting lineup this season. SBGGlobal reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Nuggets at Home.

“We listen to our training staff, we listen to Caron and what our doctors say,” Wizards’ head coach Eddie Jordan said, “There’s no real damage there, it’s just sore, so if he feels he can go with moderate pain, he’s going to try to go. We want him to get better as well as he can for us so we can win games.” Some of Butler’s teammates did not think he would play until after the All-Star break.  The Wizards are a completely different team when Butler is in not in the lineup.  They are 7-24 without him since he joined the Wizards in 2005.

Denver is coming off a heart-breaking 118-115 overtime loss to Utah on Wednesday.  Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points before fouling out in overtime.  Allen Iverson led Denver with 34 points and 10 assists.

Here are the NBA betting stats for Friday’s game.  The Wizards are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Friday games. The Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Northwest. The Wizards are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Wizards are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Wizards are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Denver.

The Nuggets are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 Friday games. The Nuggets are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games. The Nuggets are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Southeast. The Nuggets are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Nuggets are 37-17 ATS in their last 54 vs. the Eastern Conference.

The Over is 5-0 in the Wizards last 5 road games. The Under is 9-0 in the Wizards last 9 vs. the Western Conference. The Under is 5-2 in the Wizards last 7 vs. the Northwest. The Over is 5-1 in the Nuggets last 6 home games.

The Over is 4-1 in the Nuggets last 5 overall. The Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Denver between the two teams.

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