Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat clash in Game 2 of NBA Finals
By Chico Rodriguez • Jun 2nd, 2011 • Category: NBAGame 2 of NBA Finals takes place Thursday when the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat square off at the American Airlines Arena (9 pm ET, ABC).
NBA Betting at JustBet has the Heat as a 4.5-point, -220 moneyline favorite and the over/under total at 187.
The recent head-to-head series had the Mavericks dominating the Heat, going a perfect 10-1 SU in the past 10 meetings – right up until Game 1 on Tuesday.
Miami had a bit of a slow start in the opener of the NBA championship series, falling behind early, but eventually LeBron James and the Big 3 took over and paced the Heat to a 92-84 win. The Heat covered the spread as a 4.5-point home favorite and the score stayed below the total of 188.
Miami leads the best-of-seven series 1-0.
Dallas is now 9-1 SU in the past 10 head-to-head meetings and both teams are 5-5 ATS in the past 10 meetings.
Dallas finished the season as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Miami finished behind the Chicago Bulls, who the Heat beat in the Eastern Conference Final, as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Dallas has a 10-2 SU record in its past 12 games, and a 5-1 SU record in its last six games on the road. The Heat are 5-0 SU in their last five games, both overall and at home.
Chico Rodriguez is is a sports handicapper with more than 15 years in the industry. He specializes in NFL and NCAFF analysis.
He was born and raised in Los Angeles and is still based out of the city. Since Los Angeles has no NFL team, his favorite is the Indianapolis Colts.
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