The New Jersey Nets will clash on the Dallas Mavericks in a NBA Basektball Matchup this Saturday when they meet at American Airlines Center, and both team will  be gunning for a victory.

Game: New Jersey Nets (26-36) at Dallas Mavericks (39-23)
Date/Time: Saturday, March 08 - 8:30 PM EST
Spread: Dallas Mavericks -12 Total: 194
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The Nets lost 107-96 to New Orleans Hornets on Friday. The Hornets managed to cover the 10-point spread at home in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the night's posted total (193).

Richard Jefferson had a game-high 27 points and Vince Carter had 19 and 10 assists for the Nets, who are in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, one game ahead of Chicago.

The loss was New Jersey's 14th in 16 road games.

Harris chipped in 17 points and eight assists. Harris, who had an injured left ankle at the time of the trade, has averaged 18.4 points and 6.0 assists in five games with the Nets, starting the last three.

The Mavericks (39-23) acquired Kidd on Feb. 19 in an eight-player deal that sent point guard Devin Harris, center DeSagana Diop, swingman Maurice Ager, retired forward Keith Van Horn and Trenton Hassell to New Jersey (26-36) along with two future first-round draft picks and $3 million.

Forward Malik Allen and guard Antoine Wright also went to Dallas.

Dallas is 4-5 with their new point guard, who is averaging 11.3 points and 10.0 assists with his new team, and has fallen to seventh in the Western Conference. All five of those losses have come against teams ahead of Dallas in the West. The Mavericks' next five games come against teams with losing records, and the first four of those are at home, where Dallas is 25-4.

The Mavericks are coming off their third straight loss overall, a 113-98 defeat against red-hot Houston Rockets on Thursday, as 1-point favorites at home. The combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 182. Josh Howard scored 21 points and Terry had 17 for Dallas, while Kidd chipped in seven points, six assists and six rebounds.

Dirk Nowitzki, who leads the Mavs with 23.6 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, served a one-game suspension for a flagrant foul on Utah's Andrei Kirilenko.

The loss was Dallas' first at home in 13 games since an 88-81 defeat to Cleveland on Dec. 27. The Mavericks will be hoping to bounce back against a Nets team that has lost four straight - and full of former Dallas players that would love to break that slide on their old home court.

NBA Basketball Oddsmakers currently have the Mavericks listed as 13½-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total is sitting at 194.

Current streak:
New Jersey has lost 4 straight games.
Dallas has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
New Jersey: 26-36 SU, 24-37-1 ATS
Dallas: 39-23 SU, 25-33-4 ATS

New Jersey most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing New Orleans are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Dallas most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing New York are 6-4
After playing Houston are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games
New Jersey is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Dallas is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
Dallas is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing New Jersey

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