The Dallas Mavericks (3-1) host the Houston Rockets (2-2) in a matchup of Southwest Division teams at American Airlines Center, beginning at 8:30 PM ET on Thursday, October 31, 2024. The Rockets are 6.5-point underdogs in the game, the first matchup between the teams this season. The matchup has an over/under of 226.
Before you make an informed wager on the matchup, take a look at the best bets available in Thursday’s game according to our computer predictions.
How to Bet on Mavericks vs. Rockets
Pick the Mavericks (-6.5) to Cover
Against the spread, the Mavericks were 48-34-0 last year.
The Rockets’ record against the spread last season was 45-35-2.
As 6.5-point favorites or more, the Mavericks went 13-6 against the spread last year.
Against the spread, as underdogs of 6.5 points or greater, the Rockets went 12-11-1 last year.
Take the Points Under (226)
Of 82 games last year, the Mavericks had 52 with more than 226 points scored, their current matchup’s over/under.
Last year, 38 of the Rockets’ 82 games had a combined total of more than 226 points scored.
These two teams averaged a combined 232.2 points per game a season ago, 6.2 more points than the over/under of 226 set for this game.
The Mavericks and the Rockets saw their opponents average a combined 2.8 more points per game last season than the over/under of 226 set for this outing.
The Mavericks’ average point total in matchups last year was 234.8, 8.8 points higher than the total in this game.
The average total for Rockets games in 2023 was 1.4 more points than the point total of 226 in this outing.
Back the Mavericks on the Moneyline (-258)
The Mavericks won 75.5% of the games last season in which they were favored on the moneyline (37-12).
The Rockets were underdogs in 51 games last season and won 16 (31.4%) of those contests.
The Mavericks had a 16-3 record last year (winning 84.2% of their games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -258 or shorter.
The Rockets had a record of 5-16, a 23.8% win rate, when they were set as an underdog of +210 or more by oddsmakers last season.
The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Mavericks a 72.1% chance to win.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 32.3% chance of a victory for the Rockets.
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