The Dallas Mavericks will travel to Washington, District of Columbia to face the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena on Wednesday evening with tip-off scheduled for 7:00 PM ET.

Dallas has been one of the best teams to start the season in the NBA as they enter this game with a record of 8-3 and has a record of 5-3 in November, however, they saw their two-game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday with a 110-131 loss on the road against the New Orleans Pelicans while failing to cover the 3.5-point spread as a road favorite. The offensive play for the Mavericks has played a major role in their early success this season as they enter this game averaging the 2^nd most points per game with an average of 122.82 points per game and Luka Doncic continues to prove why he is one of the best players in the NBA as he has been a major catalyst for the success of the offense as he enters this game averaging 31.1 points per game and will be facing a team that is allowing the 4^th most points per game with an average of 122.5 points per game when the Mavericks travel to face the Wizards.

The Washington Wizards have been arguably the worst team in the NBA to start the season as they enter this game with a record of 2-8 which puts them in 14^th place in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards have been one of the better offensive teams in the league this season as they enter the game averaging the 9^th most points per game with an average of 115.3 points per game, however, they have been one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA as they are allowing the 4^th most points per game with an average of 122.5 points per game. The Wizards are also on a three-game losing streak and have only won one of their last seven games following Monday’s 107-111 loss on the road against the Toronto Raptors and will face one of the best teams in the NBA when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday evening.

BookMaker has the Dallas Mavericks listed as 5.5-point favorites on the road against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday evening. Washington has won six of the last ten including the previous four meetings while going 8-2 ATS in the last ten and 5-0 ATS in the last five games in the series. The Dallas Mavericks are 6-5 ATS overall, 4-2 ATS on the road, and 5-4 ATS as a favorite this season while the Washington Wizards are 5-5 ATS overall, 1-2 ATS at home, and 4-4 ATS as an underdog on the year.

Dallas is the superior team in terms of talent this season and that is evidenced by their record of 8-3 while Washington has only won one game in their last seven matchups. However, the Wizards have been the better team at covering the spread in the series, as they have covered eight of the last ten games while covering the last five games in the series which is why I am buying the .5 point and taking the Washington Wizards +6 at home against the Dallas Mavericks.