8* Dallas (9:05 ET): While it may seem “dangerous” to go against a Jazz team that’s 9-0 SU/ATS its L9 games, this is the second night of a back to back for them. If there ever was a time for them to “slip up,” it would be here against a Mavs team that has underachieved the last two weeks, but is now healthy. I can’t deny just how impressive Utah has been during its nine-game win streak, out-scoring teams by 15.7 PPG. But they’ve been facing a lot of bad teams, like the Knicks last night. It’s time to “sell-high.”

Coming into the year, the Mavs were a team I projected to finish in the top four of the Western Conference. As of right now, their record is just 8-9 SU and they’ve lost two in a row. But they’ve been short-handed for about three weeks, missing Josh Richardson, Dorian Finney-Smith and Dwight Powell due to COVID-19. All three traveled with the team to Salt Lake City and have been upgraded to probable. Even if not all of them play, remember we took the Mavs to win in San Antonio, which they did, last Friday.

Utah’s 108-94 win over New York last night was not as easy as it looks from the final score. The Jazz trailed by 15 in the first half before completely shutting the Knicks offense down after halftime. They actually still trailed by one heading into the 4Q but allowed just 13 points over the final 12 minutes. That cost me a big Over play, which I’m not happy about. New York made only 12 field goals the entire second half! That won’t happen with Dallas, who should be happy to get some of its key players back. Before the three players in question left the lineup, this team was #2 in the league in defensive efficiency. 8* Dallas