The Portland Trail Blazers are looking for their second win in as many nights after taking down the Celtics 114-108 as +9.5 underdogs on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the flip side, the Dallas Mavericks are looking to salvage a win on this three-game road trip after losing in Golden State and Sacramento. In fact, the Mavericks have now lost four straight road games to drop to 3-11 away from home this season.<\/p>\n
The oddsmakers have the Trail Blazers as slight home favorites at the best betting sites<\/a> on Monday night.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a look at the odds, players to watch and my prediction for Monday night\u2019s NBA matchup.<\/p>\n Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Spread<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n Mavericks Injury ReportTrail Blazers Injury Report<\/p>\n Mavericks Best NBA Prop Bet<\/p>\n Cooper Flagg has been establishing himself as a defensive presence as the season moves along. The rookie had just 12 blocks in his first 20 games through November, but December has been a different story.<\/p>\n The first overall pick has really ramped things up with 14 blocks in his last 12 games. That includes at least one block in 10 of those 12 contests.<\/p>\n While Flagg didn\u2019t record a block last time out, this is the best opponent he could ask for on Monday night. The Blazers allow a league-high 6.2 blocks per game, and the rookie had two blocks against them back on November 16.<\/p>\n The Mavericks have struggled mightily on the road this season. They\u2019re just 3-11, including losses in their last six road games.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Blazers haven\u2019t fared too poorly in the second half of back-to-backs. They\u2019re 4-1 against the spread in this situation, including three wins, a one-point loss, and a four-point loss.<\/p>\n This is a rare spot where I\u2019m willing to back the Blazers at home.<\/p>\n Pick: Trail Blazers -2.5 (-115)<\/a><\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Unlock $200 in bonus bets \u2014 all without a promo code for DraftKings<\/a>. Sign up and place a $5 bet. If you win, you will receive $200 in bonus bets instantly.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Portland Trail Blazers are looking for their second win in as many nights after taking down the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":["post-375717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}