Mavs Lose Howard Indefinitely
Dallas Mavericks small forward Josh Howard will not play in the team’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight and is out indefintely with a left ankle injury.
ESPN Dallas reports that Howard, who had ankle surgery in May, played for the first time in a game against the Toronto Raptors last Saturday–the Mavs won 129-101 covering at -7.5–and according to the report, was limping in the second half.
Dallas is a 10.5-point road fave for tonight’s game and the Total has been set at 198.5.
In the Mavericks’ last nine games in Minnesota, they are 8-1 SU and ATS–6-0 SU and ATS in the last six–and they have taken 8 Unders in that time as well.
