The Brooklyn Nets holding on to 7th place in the Eastern Conference despite a three-game slide (SU and ATS). They'll need to get back to their winning ways ASAP though with several teams within striking distance behind.

"This is kind of like playoff time and teams raise their level, so just playing good defense isn't good enough," Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said after Saturday's 117-88 setback at Miami. "We have to take another step up, and the contests have to be a little better, the individual defense has got to be a little better. We've got to turn it up a notch. Just being OK, or good isn't good enough right now with teams desperate to get in the playoffs."

I like the Nets to put an end the slide tonight as they take on a Dallas team which heads to Brooklyn with six losses (SU and ATS) in its last seven games. The Mavs took a 111-81 beating by Memphis last time out. That loss came at home, and now they'll have to go on the road where they're a pathetic 6-24 SU on the season.

The Mavericks won the first meeting of the season 119-113 home in Dallas back in November. The Nets are 25-12 ATS in revenge spots this season and I expect a blowout win for the home team in this contest.

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