The Phoenix Suns (34-29) look to turn things around as they host the Dallas Mavericks (38-25) tonight Tuesday, March 10th at 10:05 PM EST. The Suns have lost four straight overall and are in serious jeopardy of not making the playoffs. The Suns lost all four games on their most recent road trip and have fallen four games behind Dallas for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. “We’re in desperate position," Phoenix point guard Steve Nash said. "Let’s do our best, not panic." All the early NBA wagering has the public taking the Suns -6.5 at home with a 231 total.

The Mavericks are 7-15 ATS in their last 22 Tuesday games. The Mavericks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Western Conference. The Mavericks are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Mavericks are 2-5-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings between the two teams. The Suns are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 home games. The Suns are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Western Conference. The Suns are 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 Tuesday games. The Suns are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 vs. the Southwest. The home team is 4-1-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings between the two teams. The Under is 6-0 in the Mavericks last 6 road games. The Over is 5-2 in the Mavericks last 7 overall. The Over is 9-4 in the Suns last 13 overall. The Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Phoenix between the two teams.

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The Mavericks are definitely in the playoff mix and they are hoping to improve upon their 8th place status in the West. "Everything is still in reach," Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki said. "We just have to play well together and we’ll be right there." Dallas will be missing big man Josh Howard on Tuesday night. He missed Saturday’s 119-103 win over Washington with a sprained left ankle. "Without Josh Howard right now, we have to get our attempts up," said guard Jason Terry, "It’s a big void to fill. Dirk and I taking 20 or 25 shots a night wouldn’t be crazy." Nowitzki is averaging 29.7 points in his last six games. He has averaged 30.6 points in his last 10 games against Phoenix.

Two more potential playoff teams of the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers, are set to battle for the second TNT Thursday night doubleheader at 10:30 PM EST. These two teams are fighting it out along with Utah for the Northwest Division. Like the Mavericks, the Trail Blazers are in a back-to-back situation after hosting Indiana on Wednesday night and are just 5-6 ATS in these situations despite have young legs. As the home team, the Denver Nuggets are the favorite with -7 wagering odds with a 199 1/2 over/under.

Portland has also struggled on the road this year at 12-18 ATS and a lot of those failures have been against the elite teams in the conference.

Denver dropped their last two games, both on the road at Indiana and Detroit. The Pistons game was played without Carmelo Anthony who was serving a one-game suspension. The Detroit loss helped spoil a great 34-point effort from Chauncey Billups against his old team.

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Anthony’s return on Thursday, coupled with big man Nene returning to the lineup last week, means the Nuggets starting lineup and bench should be strong. Denver is 16-12-1 ATS at home this year and they usually get up for the big games.

Note this is the third meeting between the teams this year with the home team winning and covering the spread each time. However, those games back in December were without Anthony who missed them both due to injury.

Two playoff bound teams in the Western Conference clash on Monday, February 16th at 7:05 PM EST as the Columbus Blue Jackets (28-23-5) host the Dallas Stars (27-21-7). The Stars are always in the playoff picture year after year but for the Blue Jackets this is a new experience. Columbus has never made the playoffs but with rookie goaltender Steve Mason leading the way the Blue Jackets look like a playoff team. The public is betting on the Blue Jackets at Home as the favorite.
 

Columbus has won four straight overall including a 5-1 win over Carolina on Saturday as Mason made 26 saves. “We’ve put together a pretty good stretch of hockey,” Mason said. “I think everybody realizes what’s at stake with the games left this season. We have to take advantage of it. The standings, every day they change.” Mason leads the NHL with a 2.06 goals-against average. “We know we have the personnel. We know we have the ability. We know we have the game plan to get wins now,” center Manny Malhotra said. “… When (Mason) is standing on his head the way he is, that boosts our confidence.”

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Dallas has won eight of their last 11 games overall and their goaltender Marty Turco is playing very well. He is 8-3-0 with a 1.70 GAA in his last 11 starts.

Monday’s game could be low scoring considering Dallas has scored just four goals in their last three games. Dallas has had a lot of success at Columbus, getting a least a point in their last 10 trips, going 8-0-2.

Here is the hockey wagering stats for Monday’s game. The Stars are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. the Central. The Stars are 8-3 in their last 11 overall. The Stars are 2-5 in their last 7 Monday games. The road team is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings between the two teams.

The Blue Jackets are 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The Blue Jackets are 13-4 in their last 17 home games. The Blue Jackets are 5-15 in their last 20 vs. the Pacific.