Up three games to two in this Western Conference semi-finals series, the Suns shoot to put the Mavericks away when the teams meet for Game 6 Thursday night in Dallas.
Phoenix opened this series as a -300 favorite to win it, with the Mavs getting +230 as the underdogs. Now, heading into this Game 6, the Suns are chalked at -800 to advance, with Dallas getting +500.
Here’s how we homeworked this Game 6 with our free NBA playoffs betting pick.
NBA Betting Odds
The NBA playoffs betting lines opened Phoenix as a two-point favorite for this Game 6, with an over/under of right around 214. Early betting action then dipped that total a bucket to 212.
Suns-Mavericks Game 6 Betting Preview
Phoenix grabbed a 3-2 series lead on Dallas with a 110-80 Game 5 romp Tuesday night. The Suns actually trailed the Mavericks by three points after one quarter and only led by one point early in the third. But Phoenix then used a 17-0 run to create space and pulled away from there for the victory and the cover as a seven-point favorite.
The Suns shot 49 percent from the floor Tuesday, held Dallas to just 38 percent FG shooting, out-rebounded the Mavs 50-38, and won the turnover battle 18-12.
With Tuesday’s win/cover, Phoenix is now 7-4 both SU and ATS this postseason.
With Tuesday’s loss, Dallas is now 6-5 SU and 7-4 ATS this playoff season.
The Suns finished 12 games ahead of the Mavericks in the regular-season standings and swept the season series three games to none. But Dallas F Luca Doncic (28 ppg this season) missed two of those games with injuries.
On the season, Phoenix is 6-2 SU, 4-4 ATS against the Mavericks.
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NBA Betting Trends
- The Suns are 2-3, both SU and ATS on the road this playoff season.
- The Mavericks are 4-1 in both SU and ATS at home this playoff season.
- The home team is 5-0 for both SU and ATS in this series.
Totals Report
- The Under is 7-4 in Mavericks games this postseason.
- The Over is 6-5 in Suns games this postseason.
- The Under is 3-2 in this series, with the games averaging 214 total points.
