ASA play on OVER 224 Dallas Mavericks at NY Knicks, 7:40pm ET - No team in the NBA goes OVER the total at a higher rate than the Mavericks when playing the second night of a back-to-back. Dallas 10-1 OVER when playing without rest and those games have gone OVER by an average of +17.4ppg. The Mavs are also 19-5 OVER when playing an Eastern Conference opponent this season. Dallas received some good news with the return of Anthony Davis last night against the Nets. AD played 26 minutes and scored 12 points to go along with 6 rebounds. Even with their depleted roster the Mavs offense has been solid in recent games by scoring 120 or more points in four straight games. In fact, the Dallas Offensive Net rating over that 4 game span is 7th best in the league. On the other end of the court things haven’t gone as well for the Mavs. Dallas ranks 23rd in Defensive Net rating and they’ve given up 122 or more points in 10 of their last twelve games, 130+ in five of those games. New York got a much needed win last time out 122-103 against the Wizards. They have been off for 2 days and should be fresh for this contest. NY’s offensive struggles are well documented without Jalen Brunson but today is a great spot to ‘get right’ versus this Dallas D. On the season the Knicks rank 5th in Offensive Net ratings and have capable scorers in Karl Anthony Towns, Bridges and Anunoby who are all averaging 16+ points per game. The Knicks 4th best FG% offense should get plenty of open looks against a Dallas D that ranks 16th in opponents FG% allowed and 21st in 3PT%. Conversely, the Mavs should knock down shots with their 12th bet FG% (and 10th in 3PT%) against a Knicks defense that ranks 21st in FG% and 28th in 3PT% allowed. The bet here is OVER!