This is an 8* COAST-TO-COAST EXPRESS on the Dallas Mavericks.

For a number of different reasons I expect the visiting side to find a way to get the job done and to pull away down the stretch for the comfortable ATS cover. As I always say: "desperation breeds motivation," and in my opinion, Dallas will clearly be the "hungrier" team tonight as it looks to snap out of a season-worst losing streak. Here's a perfect opponent to take your frustrations out on as the Heat will be without stars Dwyane Wade and Luol Deng. Miami has come apart at the seams of late, it most recently allowed the Bucks to shoot 54.9 percent while also sending them to the line 30 times in a 109-102 setback on Tuesday. From a situational stand point, they don't get much better than this, Dallas is clearly under-achieving and it will be all hands on deck today to break the slide; conversely, Miami is now playing its first game without star Wade, making this a prime spot for a letdown. Now also throw in the fact that the Mavs play with revenge after falling to the Heat 105-96 on November 9th (a seventh straight victory in the series for Miami), and this play becomes extremely strong motivationally as well. No need to overanalyze this one in my opinion, all signs point to DALLAS as the sharp move in this one.

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