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Rockets vs. Mavericks NBA Picks & Predictions on DraftKings Sportsbook – January 1

Rockets vs. Mavericks NBA Picks & Predictions on DraftKings Sportsbook – January 1

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By: DK.Network.Editors

 

The Houston Rockets (21-11) are welcoming in the Dallas Mavericks (20-13) for a New Year’s contest between Southwest Division foes at Toyota Center, starting at 8:00 PM ET tonight. It’s the second matchup between the clubs this year.

Rockets vs. Mavericks Predictions

  • Our pick to win on the Moneyline in this game is the Rockets, by a final score of Rockets 114, Mavericks 110.
  • Against the spread, we predict that the Mavericks will cover. The spread is currently Rockets -5.5.
  • As for the total, we see this one going over the posted over/under of 221.5 points.

Rockets vs. Mavericks Odds

  • Favorite: Rockets (-5.5)
  • Total: 221.5
  • The Rockets have won 19 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 13 times.
  • Houston has been favored by 5.5 points or more 12 times this season, and covered the spread in eight of those contests.
  • Rockets games have hit the over 16 out of 32 times this season.
  • This season, the Rockets have been favored 23 times and won 17, or 73.9%, of those games.
  • This season, Houston has won eight of its 11 games, or 72.7%, when favored by at least -225 on the Moneyline.
  • The Mavericks have won 19 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover 14 times.
  • Dallas has covered the spread once this year (1-1 ATS) when playing as at least 5.5-point underdogs.
  • A total of 16 Mavericks games this year have gone over the point total.
  • The Mavericks have been chosen as underdogs in 11 games this year and have walked away with the win six times (54.5%) in those games.
  • This season, Dallas has come away with a win one time in two chances when named as an underdog of at least +185 or worse on the Moneyline.

Rockets Key Stats

  • Points: 113.0 PPG (12th) | FG%: 44.3% (26th)
  • Opp. Points: 106.6 PPG (3rd) | Opp. FG%: 43.7% (2nd)
  • Rebounds: 49.7 RPG (1st) | Opp. Rebounds: 43.8 RPG (10th)
  • Assists: 22.4 APG (29th) | Turnovers: 12.9 TPG (6th)
  • Steals: 8.4 SPG (13th) | Blocks: 5.6 BPG (8th)

Mavericks Key Stats

  • Points: 117.1 PPG (8th) | FG%: 48.2% (6th)
  • Opp. Points: 111.5 PPG (13th) | Opp. FG%: 45.2% (5th)
  • Rebounds: 44.8 RPG (10th) | Opp. Rebounds: 44.4 RPG (21st)
  • Assists: 25.0 APG (20th) | Turnovers: 13.7 TPG (14th)
  • Steals: 8.3 SPG (14th) | Blocks: 5.8 BPG (6th)

This article contains AI-generated editorial insights provided by Data Skrive.

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