T.M. Selection: Dallas Mavericks.

I like the Dallas Mavericks to cover the spread against the OKC Thunder in this game on Wednesday. The Mavericks have looked a lot better in their games lately and they have been winning a lot, working their way up the standing to the 5th place spot in the West. I think now that the Mavericks have gained their footing a bit this year and have started to win a lot of games and go on big runs, I expect them to keep that up and keep winning games to get a good playoff position as the 2nd half of the season starts to wind down. They just lost their most recent game to the Magic on the road by 2 points but they were so close to winning that game and they must be a bit upset over it. I think they will still be angry over that loss since the magic are not a very good team this year and I think they will be looking to take their anger out on the Thunder here by beating on them here on their home court. I think they are due to bounce back in this game and the Mavericks have looked really good at home lately anyway winning 8 of their previous 9 home games. The Thunder have been having a terrible year and they are the 2nd worst team in the West. They are coming off a much needed win in their most recent game but that was their 1st win in 8 games as they ended a 7 game losing skid with that win. Even worse. They only have 2 wins in their previous 14 games and they have looked a lot worse on the road than at home this year. OKC is also still missing their best player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and without him they really have no chance to win at all in their games. They have been hurting badly without him in their lineup and I think they are going to continue to struggle without him again in this game. I think the Mavericks have been getting too hot with how well they are playing and I think they can destroy the Thunder on their home court by 15+ points. I like the Mavericks to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 127-104 Mavericks.