Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 01 Jan 2025

Rockets Look Great Value for This Matchup

The Rockets at -5 could be the best bet to have on the spread. Odds of -110 are available and our prediction is a solid win when playing the Mavericks.

Mavs Are 7 From 10 on the H2H

Dallas Mavericks have now lost back-to-back games. On the road in their previous appearance, Sacramento Kings won 110-100 at Golden 1 Center. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 30 points, with PJ Washington getting 28 and Quentin Grimes 11.

Houston Rockets have lost back-to-back games, most recently suffering a 104-100 home defeat to Miami Heat at Toyota Center. Dillon Brooks scored 22 points, Jalen Green managed 19, while Alperen Sengun registered 18 points and 18 rebounds.

The Rockets triumphed 108-102 when they last played the Mavs. This head-to-head was played at American Airlines Center. The Mavs have won seven of the previous 10 H2H meetings.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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The Mavs have 5 wins and 5 losses in the past 10 games. They are averaging 113.1 points, 42.7 rebounds, 23.1 assists, 8.5 steals and 6.5 blocks while shooting 46.7% from the field and 79.8% from the free-throw line. The opposition have an average of 112.2 points and 45.9 rebounds per matchup.

Kyrie Irving is averaging 20.7 points, Dereck Lively 5.8 rebounds and Spencer Dinwiddie 3.8 assists, while Klay Thompson averages 3.1 (40.3%) 3-pointers made.

The Rockets have won 6 and lost 4 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 109.8 points, 48.8 rebounds, 22.0 assists, 7.2 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field and 77.5% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have an average of 105.8 points and 42.8 rebounds.

Jalen Green is averaging 19.4 points, Alperen Sengun 11.0 rebounds and Fred VanVleet 5.6 assists along with 2.7 (32.9%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Dallas Mavericks lineup: Dereck Lively, Kyrie Irving, PJ Washington, Spencer Dinwiddie, Klay Thompson.

Houston Rockets lineup: Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith, Alperen Sengun.

Expert NBA Analysis

The latest team news and current form are always useful information when it comes to providing basketball picks. It’s also important to pay attention to the available stats so that we can make the best NBA predictions.

Key Mavericks vs Rockets stats:

• The -5 line has been covered by Rockets in 5 of their last 10 games at home.

Mavericks vs Rockets Prediction

We are confident that the favorites will cover the spread in this NBA contest. -5 seems a generous line and you can get -110 that Houston Rockets will win by a bigger margin.

There’s regularly the option to sell points and that allows you to leverage a bigger potential return. Conversely, buying points will give you a less-risky wager but smaller odds.

Rockets -5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, there’s a 52.4% likelihood of our pick landing a return. However, our research has found that the actual probability is between 55-60%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

Our Pick

Rockets -5 @ -110 Bet Now

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Player Props

Fred VanVleet Over 4.5 Rebounds -135

Fred VanVleet (Rockets) has covered the 4.5 rebounds total in 5 straight games. We’re going to take him on the Overs for Player Rebounds, with this line making appeal at odds of -135.

Latest Fred VanVleet Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 17.5

-122

Under 17.5

-108

Assists

Over 6.5

-122

Under 6.5

-109

Rebounds

Over 4.5

-120

Under 4.5

-109

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Spencer Dinwiddie Under 3.5 Rebounds -154

Spencer Dinwiddie (Mavs) hasn't covered the 3.5 rebounds total in 9 of the past 10 games. Let’s stick with this betting trend and back him to go under the Player Rebounds line at odds of -154.

Latest Spencer Dinwiddie Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 14.5

-106

Under 14.5

-125

Assists

Over 5.5

-100

Under 5.5

-132

Rebounds

Over 3.5

+118

Under 3.5

-156

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Correct Score Prediction

Mavericks 110 - 118 Rockets

For those looking to get more bang for their buck, consider a correct score wager on the Rockets. Backing them to win 118-110 means you can land a potential monster return.

Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Make Rockets Moneyline Favorites

Houston Rockets have the shortest price to win this NBA game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 68% probability due to their -208 Moneyline betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +172 about Dallas Mavericks.

The spread is calculated to be 5, while total points comes in at 222.5. A wager on the Totals allows basketball bettors to use the latest data to good effect. If you want to wager Over 222.5, there are odds of -110.

If you think the Rockets can reach 20 points first, then odds of -145 are available for the favorites to win. On the flip side, the Mavs are +115 to reach this total before their opponents.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Mavericks

+172

Rockets

-208

Point Spread

Mavericks +5

-108

Rockets -5

-112

Total Points

Under 222.5

-110

Over 222.5

-110

Kyrie Irving Favorite to Score the Most Baskets

The favorite to hit the most buckets is Kyrie Irving. Odds of -118 can be found for him scoring Over 26.5 points and there is -114 for him to go Under.

Player Points

Kyrie Irving (Mavericks)

Over 26.5

-118

Under 26.5

-114

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 20.5

-106

Under 20.5

-125

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 19.5

-110

Under 19.5

-120

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 17.5

-122

Under 17.5

-108

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 15.5

-118

Under 15.5

-114

Klay Thompson (Mavericks)

Over 14.5

-125

Under 14.5

-106

P.J. Washington (Mavericks)

Over 14.5

-106

Under 14.5

-125

Spencer Dinwiddie (Mavericks)

Over 14.5

-106

Under 14.5

-125

Jabari Smith Jr (Rockets)

Over 11.5

-118

Under 11.5

-114

Dereck Lively II (Mavericks)

Over 7.5

-114

Under 7.5

-118

Player Assists

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 6.5

-122

Under 6.5

-109

Kyrie Irving (Mavericks)

Over 5.5

-122

Under 5.5

-108

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 5.5

-125

Under 5.5

-106

Spencer Dinwiddie (Mavericks)

Over 5.5

-100

Under 5.5

-132

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 2.5

-167

Under 2.5

+125

Dereck Lively II (Mavericks)

Over 2.5

+105

Under 2.5

-139

Player Rebounds

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 11.5

-103

Under 11.5

-132

Dereck Lively II (Mavericks)

Over 8.5

-130

Under 8.5

-103

P.J. Washington (Mavericks)

Over 7.5

+110

Under 7.5

-143

Jabari Smith Jr (Rockets)

Over 6.5

-149

Under 6.5

+112

Kyrie Irving (Mavericks)

Over 4.5

-114

Under 4.5

-118

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 4.5

-143

Under 4.5

+107

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 4.5

-120

Under 4.5

-109

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 4.5

+123

Under 4.5

-164

Klay Thompson (Mavericks)

Over 3.5

-115

Under 3.5

-115

Spencer Dinwiddie (Mavericks)

Over 3.5

+118

Under 3.5

-156

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

Houston Rockets Confirmed Lineup

4 Jalen Green

5 Fred VanVleet

9 Dillon Brooks

10 Jabari Smith

28 Alperen Sengun

Dallas Mavericks Confirmed Lineup

2 Dereck Lively

11 Kyrie Irving

25 PJ Washington

26 Spencer Dinwiddie

31 Klay Thompson

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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