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Lakers at Mavericks

-- Los Angeles is coming off a win Monday as an 11-point home favorite against Memphis, 110-94. The combined 204 points snuck ?under? the closing total of 208.

-- The Lakers are 16-21 straight up on the road, opposed to 27-10 SU at Staples Center.

-- L.A. is allowing 100 points per game on the road, helping the ?over? go 23-13.

-- The Lakers are scoring 99.3 PPG, ranked fourth in the league.

-- This will be the first of back-to-back games for Los Angeles before traveling to Memphis on Friday.


Dallas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 contests. (AP)
-- Dallas won its second straight game Tuesday by defeating New Orleans 95-86 as an 8 1/2-point home favorite. The combined 181 points dipped ?under? the closing total of 196 1/2.

-- Don Nelson?s troops are outscoring the opposition by an average score of 103-91 en route to a 30-7 SU and 20-17 ATS mark.

-- The Mavs will be looking to avenge a 105-103 loss to the Lakers on Dec. 6 as a 1 1/2-point road underdog. The combined 208 points jumped ?over? the closing total of 199.

-- The ?over? is 8-2 in Dallas' last 10 contests. The club is averaging 110.2 PPG during this stretch and has been kept under triple-digits just twice.

-- This will be the middle game of a three-game home spree for the Mavs before hosting Orlando on Saturday.

-- Guard Michael Finley (hamstring) missed his sixth straight game and is listed as questionable.

-- Oddsmakers at Las Vegas Sports Consultants opened Dallas as a four-point favorite, with the total listed at 206.

-- Tipoff is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. EST, with TNT televising the game.

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Jazz at Trailblazers

-- Utah defeated the Clippers 94-89 on Tuesday, but failed to cover as a 5 1/2-point road favorite. The combined 183 points slid ?under? the closing total of 188.

-- The Jazz have been inconsistent on the road, going 17-20 SU and 16-20 ATS. The ?total? is 18-18.

-- Utah is 7-1 SU and 5-3 ATS in its last eight contests. The ?under? is 5-1-1 during this swing.

-- The Jazz have won and covered five of the last six meetings against Portland, including a 94-85 victory on Mar. 26 as a four-point home favorite. The combined 179 points slid ?under? the closing total of 183.

-- Portland won its second consecutive game Tuesday by blowing out Golden State 100-86 as a six-point home favorite. The combined 186 points went ?under? the closing total of 208.

-- The Blazers are 25-12 SU at home, but only 16-19 ATS. The ?over/under? is 17-17.

-- Portland is 5-5 both SU and ATS in its last 10 games.

-- This will be the first of back-to-back games for the Blazers before traveling to Golden State on Friday.


-- Portland finishes the regular season playing five of its eight games away from the Rose Garden.

-- Oddsmakers at Las Vegas Sports Consultants posted Portland as a 5 1/2-point favorite, with the total listed at 184.

-- Tipoff is scheduled for 10:05 p.m. EST, with TNT televising the game.
 
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