The Mavericks will at least cover the four-point spread on Tuesday in Ohio. The visitors have been playing better ball lately, winning seven of their last ten straight-up. It should come as little surprise that their strong play coincided with the return of point guard Kyrie Irving, who is scoring 27.3 points per game on 56.3 percent shooting, including 45.6 percent from three, this month. He and fellow floor general Luka Dončić (28.4 PPG, 8.6 RPG, and 8.2 APG) are nearly unstoppable when they're on the same page.

Cleveland has been one of the best teams in the NBA this season, but it's not coming into this game with as much momentum as it had pre-All-Star weekend. The Cavs dropped their first two games of the second half and didn't play consistently against Washington on Sunday, squandering an 11-point third-quarter lead and falling behind by six in the fourth before pulling away for the victory. 

I'll bet on Dallas to outplay Cleveland for most of Tuesday's East-West showdown, giving the visitors a great shot at an outright win.