Suns vs Mavericks Prediction & Picks: Phoenix Looks To Wrap Up Series In Dallas

The road team is 0-5 SU and ATS through the first five games of this second-round series between the Phoenix Suns (71-22 SU, 51-42 ATS) and Dallas Mavericks (58-35, 54-37-2). The Suns will try to break that trend and advance into the Western Conference final with a victory in Dallas on Thursday night.

Suns vs Mavericks Odds & Analysis

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The Suns opened as 1.5-point road favorites in Game 6 before settling in at Phoenix -2. The UNDER has been a popular Suns vs Mavericks prediction in this matchup, moving the total down to 211.5 points after it opened at 213 points. The UNDER is 3-0 in the last three games of this series.

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Phoenix Coming Off Dominant Performance In Game 5

It looked like Game 5 was going to be a competitive one with the Suns leading by only three at the half. But it was all Phoenix in the second half as the Suns won the third quarter 33-14 and rolled to a 110-80 blowout win. Devin Booker led the way on offense with 28 points while Deandre Ayton recorded 20 points and nine rebounds in only 22 minutes of play.

Phoenix has now averaged 120 points per game in its three home games in this series, compared to 97.5 points per game in the two games at Dallas. Bettors taking Phoenix as their Suns vs Mavericks prediction on Thursday will be hoping that the Suns can finally break out with a strong offensive performance on the road.

Dallas Looking For Scoring Depth Behind Luka Doncic

Luka Doncic scored 28 points and recorded 11 rebounds in Tuesday night’s blowout loss. He and Jalen Brunson (21 points) were the only Mavericks to finish the game with more than 10 points. Dallas is built around Doncic getting the lion’s share of the team’s offensive opportunities, but the rest of the team still needs to do more as the Mavericks are averaging only 103.4 points per game in this series.

Spencer Dinwiddie went 0-for-3 from the floor and scored only two points in 16 minutes off the bench. Dinwiddie is averaging only seven points per game in this series after averaging 15.8 points in the regular season for the Mavericks and 15.3 points in six games against Utah. He is one of the players who may need to step up to help Dallas even this series.

Suns vs Mavericks Pick & Insights

Suns: Keys To Cover

The Suns are just 3-6 SU in their last nine road games since going 31-6 SU in their previous 37 on the highway. Playing better basketball away from home is the key not only to this game as a Suns vs Mavericks prediction, but also to the team’s success moving forward in the postseason.

Mavericks: Keys To Cover

Dallas has done a good job of feeding off its home crowd in this series, especially on defense. The Mavericks will need to do that once again on Thursday, and a better performance on offense will obviously be needed too if Dallas hopes to convert as a Suns vs Mavericks pick in this one.

Odds Shark’s Computer Suns vs Mavericks Prediction: Suns -2

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