The LA Clippers took a 126-107 beating by Utah on Thursday. It was their first game without star forward Blake Griffin who is expected to miss two months due to a knee injury.

The injury was the last thing this reeling Clippers side needed as they're now playing without four starters -- Griffin, Patrick Beverley (knee surgery), Danilo Gallinari (sprained ankle) and Milos Teodosic (plantar fascia). I like the Mavs to add to the misery when they host the Clip Show at American Airlines Center Saturday afternoon.

The Mavs had covered the spread in three straight games prior to losing 109-104 as a 5.5-point favorite against the Nets their last time out. The Mavericks are 4-1 ATS in their last five games following a ATS loss and 13-6 ATS in their last 19 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. There's also a strong revenge angle favoring the Mavs after taking a 119-98 loss at LA on Nov. 1.

My selection is a 10* play on Dallas Mavericks.