Basketball Playoffs Betting – Layoff May Not Hurt the Mavericks. The Dallas Mavericks will have been off for at least a week before the Western Conference finals begin but Dallas will still be favored in basketball playoffs betting.Some teams might be hurt by a long layoff but Dallas is a veteran team who can use the rest. The Mavericks will have the home court advantage in the Western Conference finals against either Oklahoma City or Memphis and they will be favored in NBA basketball playoffs betting at the Sbg sportsbook.
7 or 9 Days Off
The Mavericks will have either seven or nine days in between games. Dallas swept away the Lakers in four straight and now they have to wait and see which team emerges between Oklahoma City and Memphis. Dallas head coach Rick Carlisle knows how to handle a big layoff though as he once had an 11-day layoff when he was the head coach of the Indiana Pacers. Carlisle had that Indiana team ready as they won the first two games of the series against Miami and won in six games. The Mavericks will begin the Western Conference finals at home on either Sunday or on Tuesday depending upon how long the NBA basketball playoffs betting series between the Thunder and Grizzlies takes.
Defense and Rebounding
The Mavericks are winning with a defense that is allowing just 88.2 points per game which is the best in the league. The Mavericks have also been superb at home winning all five games. Dallas has won their last six playoff games overall which is their longest playoff winning streak in team history. The Mavericks will have a much different opponent in the Western Conference finals as both Portland and Dallas were slower than either Memphis or Oklahoma City.
Dallas vs. Memphis or Oklahoma City
The Mavericks have won six of their last ten games against Oklahoma City but they have lost six of their last ten vs. Memphis. It would seem that because of the seeding that the Mavericks would do better in basketball playoffs betting against the 8th seeded Grizzlies but the matchups may be better for Dallas against the Thunder. The Mavericks won two of three vs. Oklahoma City this season but they lost three of four vs. the Grizzlies this season.