NBA
Dallas Mavericks @ Sacramento Kings:
Dallas Mavericks (+ 1.5) /// 1.85
Last bet lost. At the end of the regular season we see just an incredible number of sensations (for example, today Atlanta beat Boston, or Washington won on the road against the Chicago Bulls, or San Antonio's victory over Phoenix, or the Clippers lose to Indiana at home without a chance). I consider Cleveland's big win a sensation, too. Too many three-pointers from Georges Niang and Sam Merrill (9 shots total scored with 50% realization by each of these players). And Charlotte, traditionally terrible. Playing a starting five with two ballhandlers while the bench has no ballhandlers at all? That's powerful, what can I say. My betting scores are NBA 65-75 in favor of unsuccessful, MLB 30-27 in favor of successful, NHL 2-3 in favor of successful, NFL+NCAAF 3-8 in favor of unsuccessful.
New bet: Dallas on the road will not lose more than 1 point to Sacramento. The Mavericks are almost without injuries (only Josh Green will not play), Sacramento's Kevin Huerter and Trey Lyles will not play, and Sasha Vezenkov's participation is questionable. Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington have been a boost, as they have added balance to the entire team. Now the Dallas bench looks very solid: Maxi Kleber, Tim Hardaway, Dereck Lively and Dante Exum! I even consider this bench to be the strongest in the West. Only Utah before the trade deadline could compete with Dallas. Sacramento seem to be winning, but in the game with Orlando, for example, the victory was a gift from the referees, before that they lost to Washington without any chances at all. Yes, they beat Philadelphia, but the 76ers' injury problems are still very serious, let's be honest. I remember absurd losses to Houston, Chicago and Jalen Brunson. Well, Dallas is showing some very solid results: 8 wins and 2 losses in the last 10 games in the regular season. The head-to-head statistics tell us that Dallas plays much better on the road against Sacramento than at their home American Airlines Center. The paradox, but in the last 10 games on the road against Sacramento, Dallas has not lost by more than 1 point 7 times. Great stats, very playable bet, and I spent a lot more time analyzing both teams on this prediction, as I need a winning streak in my predictions. Bet? Sure!

