Apr 18, 2021
DALLAS - The Dallas Mavericks host the floundering Sacramento Kings in a Sunday evening game at American Airlines Center. After losing four of their last six, the Mavericks look to heat back up in NBA playoffs positioning crunch time with 17 regular season games left.
The seventh-place Mavericks need wins to pass the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers are in sixth-place with a two-game lead on Dallas. Portland also owns the tiebreaker over the Mavericks, so Dallas would have to beat the Blazers by three games to avoid the NBA playoffs play-in tournament.
The Kings are coming into this matchup on a nine-game losing streak. Sacramento is not in playoff contention, behind the Western Conference 10th spot by a large margin.
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Stars use 4-goal second period to dominate Blue Jackets
Joe Pavelski scored his team-high 18th goal of the season as one of five Dallas players with a goal and an assist, and the Stars scored four times in 6 1/2 minutes in the second period to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Saturday night.
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DALLAS Joe Pavelski scored his team-high 18th goal of the season as one of five Dallas players with a goal and an assist, and the Stars scored four times in 6 1/2 minutes in the second period to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Saturday night.
NBA odds: Kings vs. Mavericks prediction, odds, pick, and more
April 18, 2021
The Sacramento Kings travel to Texas to take on the Dallas Mavericks for the first time this season on Sunday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Mavericks prediction and pick.
The Kings hold an overall record of 22-34, and they are 24-32 against the spread. Sacramento is coming off a loss to the Phoenix Suns.
The Mavericks stand at 30-25 overall but are only 26-29 against the spread. Dallas is coming off a loss to the New York Knicks.
Here’s how sportsbooks have set the opening Kings-Mavericks odds.
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