Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Dallas Mavericks will travel to Madison Square Gardens to battle Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday afternoon.
Tip off time from New York is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC.
The betting odds opened up in this NBA game with the road team Dallas Mavericks favored by –2 points with an over under of 186 points.
Early money from the NBA wagering public has not moved this betting line as Dallas remains a -2 point favorite.
The total has moved up to 186 ½ points.
Dallas Mavericks money line bettors will lay –130 odds with the home underdog New York Knicks bringing back +120 odds to earn the outright win with no need for points on their side.
Dallas won and covered the point spread in both meetings against the New York Knicks last year.
Both game went over the total.
The Dallas Mavericks are 20-11 on the season. The club is 8-6 on the road.
The Mavs put up 94 points and connects on 44.1% from the field with 32.9% coming from the three point line.
On defense the team surrenders 90 points along with 41.4% from the floor. Opponents connect on 33.5% from the three point line against them.
Dallas is coming off the 82-75 road win on Friday night to the Philadelphia 76ers as a +3 ½ point underdog.
The total came in at well under the total of 178 ½ points.
Dallas puts on the clamps in the second half as they allowed Philadelphia just 24 points.
The Mavs survived just 38.3% of their shots with 5 of 14 coming from the three point line.
Dirk Nowitzki led the team with 28 points and 12 rebounds on 10 of 22 shooting.
Dominque Jones had 12 points as he made 5 of his 9 shots.
Vince Carter contributed with 10 points and six rebounds with 3 of 8 shooting from the field.
Dallas allowed the 76ers 33.7% shooting with 1 of 14 coming from beyond the arc.
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The New York Knicks will host Dallas with a record of
The team averages 95 points and hits on 43.2% from the field with 29.9% shooting from three. The Knicks make 76.1% of their free throws.
On the defensive end of the court New York allows 93 points and 44.5% shooting. Teams hit on 36.7% from the three point line against them.
The New York Knicks are coming off the 89-85 home defeat to the New Orleans Hornets as a -9 ½ point betting favorite to break a seven game win streak.
The total in the game came in at under the total of 184 points.
The Knicks fell behind 27-13 after the first quarter.
New York hit on 41.3% of their shots with 4 of 24 coming from three.
The team was extremely sloppy with 21 turnovers in defeat.
Jeremy Lin led the club with 26 points and five assists on 8 of 18 shooting and a poor nine turnovers.
Amare Stoudemire had 26 points and 12 rebounds as he made 12 of his 21 points.
Center Tyson Chandler scored 10 points and pulled down 11 boards in the loss.
New York allowed New Orleans Hornets 42.7% shooting along with 7 of 12 coming from beyond the arc.
Trend: The over is 4-0 in their past four meetings.
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