The No. 4 seed Los Angeles Clippers go on the road to play the No. 5 seed Dallas Mavericks on Friday at 8 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists Dallas as the 4.5-point favorite, while the over/under is 212.5 points (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows Los Angeles guard James Harden has been a great playmaker. Harden has the skills to get his teammates involved and owns a smooth jumper from the perimeter. Through two games, the 34-year-old leads the team in points (25) and assists (8). In Game 1, Harden finished with 28 points and eight assists.

The model also knows Dallas guard Luka Doncic is one of the top players in the league. Doncic scores with ease from any spot on the floor and has top-level vision as a passer. The five-time All-Star leads the team in scoring (32.5), rebounds (9.5) and assists (7.5). In his last outing, Doncic logged 32 points, six rebounds and nine assists.

The model has simulated Clippers vs. Mavericks 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits 60% of the time!

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