T.M. Selection: Mavericks.

1) Dallas is on the ropes, but I say the Mavs have certainly NOT already thrown in the white towel. The Mavericks will shoot much better at home and that will make all the difference in the world.

2) Let's bypass the spread and instead take on the ML as the line is around a 2.5 but we can find money line options in the 130 to 135 range and this is an excellent value.

3) The Mavericks, at home and off B2B losses in which shooting was an issue, is historically a strong play and we like Dallas to get right back into this series as they take advantage of the added time off between games and the fact they are back on their home floor.

T.M. Prediction: 109-103 Dallas