Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks.(credit:
Wikipedia)
If you aren't feeling too good about the Lakers at the moment you might want to cover yourself.
The Dallas Mavericks have now won 10 games in a row, a streak that includes victories over the Phoenix Suns, the Orlando Magic, and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavs have passed the Denver Nuggets for second place in the Western Conference and Dirk Nowitzki (+8000 for NBA MVP; all odds Sportsbook.com) has been huge lately, often posting game highs for points.
Like a lot of bettors on the NBA you probably have a lot or at least a little bit of money on the Los Angeles Lakers in the outright winner's market for the 2010 Western Conference title. However with the Lakers playing lackluster basketball of late (they are 6-4 in their last ten and losers of 2 in a row) you may want to make a damage control bet in the futures market by betting the Dallas Mavericks to win the Western Conference title (+600).
The Mavs are the hottest team in the league, they have a game changing and impact player in Nowitzki, and the franchise has made the NBA finals in recent years.
The Mavs are also at an easy part of their schedule as in their next five games they have Chicago twice, Minnesota, New York, and New Jersey. If they rattle off 5 more wins then don't expect odds of +600 to be available and now appears to be the best time to pick this Dallas team.
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