Suns Look to Burn Mavs on TNT Thursday

At the onset of the 2020 NBA Finals, the Suns took a 2-0 series lead over the Bucks.  At that moment, the NBA championship seemed like a fait accompli.  Instead, Phoenix has been in decline.  And the franchise has been rocked this year by an ownership scandal and potential sale.  Of major concern is the status of the Sun’s top NBA betting asset.  Devin Booker remains out with a groin injury.  His lengthy absence has damaged the Suns on the hardwood and at the cashier’s cage.  On Thursday, Phoenix has a winnable home game against Dallas.

Mavericks vs. Suns CashBet Wagering Analysis

In this situation, the Mavericks will be a sportsbook overlay.  Cause by too much fanboy money on Dallas and its superstar Luka Doncic.  The casual sector will fear stepping into the name brands with a struggling Suns team.  Sharps will like Phoenix for the enhanced value that they offer.

Mavericks Win Games While Losing Money   

The Dallas Mavericks are 25-23 straight up, 16-30-2 against the spread, and 27-21 over/under the total.  Overall, Dallas has NBA rankings of 21^st for scoring offense, 18^th for field goal percentage, 15^th for 3-point field goal percentage, 28^th for free throw percentage, and 30^th for offensive rebounding.  While defensively, Dallas has NBA rankings of 9^th for scoring defense, 25^th for field goal percentage permitted, 12^th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 20^th for defensive rebounding.

Late on, the Mavericks covered only three of their most recent ten games.  Four of their last seven games went under the Betting on NBA total.  Dallas is in the 5^th playoff position in the Western Conference.  Of great concern is that the Mavericks have lost seven of their last ten tilts straight up.  Dallas is 8.5 games behind the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference race.

Gamblers Fear Sun is Setting on Phoenix  

The Phoenix Suns are 24-24 straight up, 25-23 against the spread, and 22-26 over/under the total.  Overall, Phoenix has NBA rankings of 19^th for scoring offense, 22^nd for field goal percentage, 3^rd for 3-point field goal percentage, 10^th for free throw percentage, and 14^th for offensive rebounding.  While defensively, Phoenix has NBA rankings of 8^th for scoring defense, 14^th for field goal percentage permitted, 20^th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 10^th for defensive rebounding.

Late on, the Suns have covered five of their previous seven pro basketball betting matchups.  Phoenix went over the total in five of their last seven games.  Concurrently, Phoenix is in the seventh playoff position in the Western Conference.  The Suns are a half-a-game behind the 6^th-place LA Clippers.

It is true that a couple of seasons ago, the Suns were touted as a team that was all upside.  Phoenix head coach Monte Williams was celebrated as a future top-tier NBA coach.  The Suns were rising as the Lakers were falling in the West.  But Phoenix has not been able to get out of its own way.

Namely, Robert Sarver became a toxic name as owner of the Suns.  He recently agreed to a sale of the team with Mat Ishbia.  And Sarver will bring in $4 billion for the sale.  Specifically, an expose that portrayed Sarver as an abusive owner was too much to overcome.  In a hyper-sensitive era, accusations of racism and misogyny were too much to overcome.  Several employees and a minority owner told tales of a toxic work environment.  And that all trickled down to the team.  What could have been a franchise resurgence has been wasted.

Mavericks vs. Suns CashBet Free Pick  

As mentioned earlier, the Suns will be an enhanced NBA gambling value.  Phoenix will be a Wise Guy contrarian wager against the masses and with the sportsbook.

Mavericks vs. Suns CashBet Best Bet

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