Big win last night!  The pros at FiveStarPick.com bet the welfare check on Carolina last night and thanks to a late 2nd half 14-0 run, our kids can now go Ivy League.  It is not often that we lay our ass on the line for an in-state, in-conference rivalry game, but when we see a soft line like the one last night, we have to pounce…and pounce we did.  Congratulations to all our members who go a piece of the action.  Tonight we will be handicapping 2 games for our members.  The first is a college basketball game between Portland U and San Francisco.  The second is the focus of today’s preview as the Boston Celtics lace up to take on the Dallas Mavericks.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Celtics as 2-point road favorites with the total set at 194.

After losing to the Lakers at home last Sunday, 110-109, Boston (42-11 SU, 29-24 ATS) has been somewhat flat with a win in New York, 110-100, and a loss at home against San Antonio, 105-99.  In Boston’s last 7 games against the Dallas Mavericks (31-20 SU, 24-27 ATS,) Boston is 6-1 ATS.  What’s more, in their last 9 games coming off of two days rest, the Celtics are a solid 7-2 ATS.

The Mavs, on the other hand, have been hot of late.  In their last 7 games, they are 6-1 SU and 5-2 ATS and have shot 51.8 percent from the field including 36.9 percent from three-land.  What’s interesting is that the Mav’s have been outrebounded 48.2 RPG to 44.8.   In addition, Dallas is 14-9 SU and 10-13 ATS record after coming off an ATS win.

Back on January 25th, the Celtics crushed the Mavs, 124-100 as 9-point favorites. This marked the Celtic’s third straight cover in head-to-head matchups.

An important injury note to take…Dallas will be without starting point guard, Jason Terry for three to six weeks.  The nine-year veteran sustained a broken bone in his non-shooting hand against the Bulls.

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