The Mavericks are coming into this game with a 49-30 record this season and they officially clinched a playoff spot with their win last night. They have already clinched a playoff spot and they cannot really move up in the standings to change who they will see in the 1st round as they are in 5th right now, but they are also still at risk of fumbling their 5th place spot to the Pelicans so they are going to keep pushing themselves here as facing the Clippers in the 1st round would be a much easier task than any of the teams in the top 3 right now. The Mavericks have also been on fire recently as they have won their last 4 straight as well as 11 of their last 12 games, and their last 2 straight as well as 3 of their last 4 wins have all been by 10+ points. They are playing this game on a B2B as they were in Charlotte last night, but they won that game by close to 30 points and did not have to use much energy against one of the worst teams in the league. They are going up against a Heat team that is 44-35 this season and needs this game a lot more since they are currently in 8th but only 1.5 games behind the last playoff spot in 6th, but they are also in an awful spot here. This is their 1st game back from a 3 game road trip and they are in the same situation as the Mavericks since the Heat are playing on a B2B here as well as playing their 3rd game in the last 4 nights. This is a much worse spot for the Heat though as they used a lot more energy in their game last night to beat the Hawks as they needed double overtime to win that game and then still had to fly back to Miami after. The Mavericks have been one of the hottest teams in the NBA over the last 2 weeks as they are gaining a lot of steam right now and they are in a much better position to win this game with the spot Miami is in. The Mavericks will cover the spread in this game.