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Even though this line is very high and doesn't correspond the difference between the two teams, this won't be a normal game! Tonight we won't see a competitive game with both teams wanting to win at any cost. The Hornets have already their 2nd seed in the conference secured and so it will be normal that they will rest their main players today and use more their reserves than the usual. In the case of Dallas, that will be completely different. The team is 7th right now and if they lose today, they will be passed by Denver, in case of the Nuggets beat Memphis at home tonight, which is almost certain to happen. In that case, Dallas and Denver would have the same record, but as Denver won the series by 3-1, the Nuggets would be 7th and Dallas 8th. If that ended up happening, Dallas would face the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs. And you can ask Mark Cuban who he wants Dallas to face in the 1st round of the playoffs? Lakers or Hornets? His answer will be obvious. With Kobe averaging 29.9 points against Dallas this season, I'm sure everybody at Dallas prefers the Hornets. So, it's really important to play well and win today.

Also it will be good for Dallas to leave a message for the Hornets tonight, even though New Orleans will mostly use their reserves today. I remember what happened last season. Dallas almost at the end of the regular season had a game against the Warriors and decided to rest their starters and play with their reserves. The Warriors took advantage of that and won that game by 111-82, sending a message to Dallas. Besides that, the Mavs lost their last two games with teams who had at the time losing records: Portland and Seattle. When questioned if the momentum of the team got affected by these two defeats, Avery Johnson answered:

"You know what? I think our momentum was built when we played Utah," Avery said. "That's not an excuse, but when we looked at those games against Utah and Phoenix, and we looked at how we played and finished those games, that was a big momentum boost for us right there. So no matter what happens tomorrow night, we still feel good about where we are."

Ok Avery, the Mavs will still have lots of momentum even if they enter the playoffs with a three-game losing streak. Of course not!

For this game, Stackhouse is expected to go through practice and play tonight. The need of Dallas winning tonight is way bigger to the need of the Hornets and it will be important for Dallas to leave a message tonight. With Dallas being at -9 for tonight, expects how much the bookies want the bettors to go with the Hornets to equilibrate the market, but this game will be a blowout for Dallas. Take Dallas in here.

Pick : Dallas Mavericks (-8)
Odds : 1.91
Stake : 7 / 10
Bookmaker : 5dimes
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Date : 2008-04-16
Match Result : 111-98
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