San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction: League-bottom Spurs take on desperate Mavs

The NBA postseason is barely a month away and we have entered the last parts of the NBA Regular Season. This is an important period where we witness a frenzied dash toward the Playoffs. However, some teams have been eliminated from any type of Postseason race, and one of those teams, the San Antonio Spurs is going to take on Dallas Mavericks.

San Antonio Spurs

The Spurs come into this game after defeating the Magic 132:114 as Jeremy Sochan collected 29 points and 11 rebounds. The Spurs have won four of their last seven games and they have acquired such a window after a spell of four months. They have had two 10+ losing streaks and wins have been hard to come by for the young and inexperienced team. San Antonio has one of the worst offenses and defenses in the league and they were expected to be a lottery team from the beginning.

Dallas Mavericks

The Mavericks enter the contest after losing 88:104 against the Grizzlies despite a 28 points and 8 rebounds performance by Jaden Hardy. They have lost three in a row and have played in the last two games without Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic. The Mavericks have lost 35 and won just 34 games. The Mavs seems to have lost interest in this season and maybe looking at the larger picture considering both Kyrie and Doncic maybe shut down soon. How will they approach this season?

Injuries

• Spurs: OUT: Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassell, Khem Birch, Zach Collins, Charles Bassey. Game-Time Decision: Malaki Branham;
• Mavericks: OUT: Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving. Game-Time Decisions: Markieff Morris, Tim Hardaway Jr, Christian Wood.

Expert Betting Tips

The Mavs have played some of the most uninspiring basketball since All-Star Break and the game itself is full of disappointing avenues. The Spurs will end up missing their big guns too so we will see second string-units for both teams. I predict the Mavs will pull this one off somehow with a scoreline of 116:109 in their favor.