NY Knicks at Dallas Mavericks - 9:30pm EST on TNT

NY Knicks at Dallas Mavericks - 9:30pm EST on TNT

The Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks each have serious playoff hopes and are in the thick of their respective conference races. Dallas will host New York on Thursday night in the second game of a TNT basketball doubleheader with tip-off time scheduled for 9:30pm EST. The woeful Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers will play in the first game on TNT at 7:00pm EST. Online sportsbooks have opened with Dallas as a 6-point home favorite in NBA picks vs New York with an over/under total of 215.5.

The money line NBA odds also favor the Mavericks -250 with the Knicks +210 underdogs. New York has been an outstanding value on the road with a mark of 22-8-1 against the spread. They have covered 6 out of 7 games from February 27th through March 9th while winning 5 of them straight up. The Knicks rank 2nd in NBA picks for scoring offense as Amare Stoudemire leads the team with 26.3-points per game. Carmelo Anthony has fit right in with 25.9-PPG but the Knicks still rank a poor 26th for scoring defense.

Dallas is 46-18 straight up but a poor value at home with a mark of 14-16-2 against the spread in NBA odds. The Mavericks are led by veteran Dirk Nowitzki who is averaging 23-points per game while Tyson Chandler is proving to be a solid Windex man with 9.4-boards per night. Dallas has paid out in NBA picks for 13 out of their last 18 meetings with New York including 5 of the last 7 match-ups between the teams. Dallas got the money at New York on February 2nd in a 113-97 win as the game went OVER the total of 208.5.

The series has gone OVER the basketball betting total in the last 3 meetings between the two teams. Heading into tonight's game as almost double digit underdogs, New York has paid out in just 5 of their last 14 visits to Dallas' American Airlines Center although they have covered the spread in their last 2 visits to Big D. The overall series between the Knicks vs Mavericks odds has gone UNDER the total in 5 of the last 8 match-ups at Dallas. Tonight's game can be seen live on TNT and FOX SW at 9:30pm EST.

NBA Picks: New York Knicks +6

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