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NBA betting favorites on incredible run over past four days

The Dallas Mavericks are among the number of teams that have thrived as underdogs this NBA season. Ron Jenkins/Getty Images

NBA betting favorites have been on a run, winning 27 of 29 games outright since Saturday and covering the spread at an impressive 89% clip.

The Dallas Mavericks, who closed as consensus 1-point underdogs against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, and the Phoenix Suns, who were small underdogs against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, are the only two underdogs to pull upsets during the four-day stretch. The Mavericks beat the Hawks 103-94 on Sunday, and the Suns defeated the 76ers 114-109 Tuesday.

Favorites are 25-3-1 against the spread since Saturday.

Tuesday's 10-game slate featured a 20.0 average margin of victory, which is the second-highest margin of victory on a single day in NBA history, according to Elia Sports Bureau, behind only April 2, 2021 (21.7).