Celtics come off a game where they got embarrassed by the Thunder in Oklahoma City. Now, they travel to Dallas facing the Mavericks without Dorian Finney-Smith. Boston shot 30 percent from beyond the arc last game, slightly below their average of 37.2 percent. Boston is 7th in the league in assists as compared to Dallas being 29th. They’re healthier and look to avenge their poor performance last game. I’m on Boston.

The Mavericks have won their last seven games but are only 2-4-1 against-the-spread in those games. This is what they do. All season they have played games close and won (22-16) but don’t cover (13-22-3 ATS). The Celtics have a spoke broken in the wheel. After losing five of six last month they won four straight at home and then got buried at Denver and at Oklahoma City. Mavericks get the cover.