The Dallas Mavericks made a choice to compete for a title... Not this year but next year during the 2019-2020 season, when they chose to trade four starters in 8 days and receiving back basically Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway. Porzingis is a great player but will not play a game during the 2018-19 season. Tank-a-poluza Mavericks.

Mavericks newcomer Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 24 points in Sunday's win over Portland, helping Dallas improve to 8-1-1 ATS in its last 10 games. Perhaps the transition will be smoother than expected, with Dallas absorbing several new players. Dallas has covered four straight road games, and the road team has covered four of the past five in this series. With Houston continuing to struggle defensively, grab the points.