Rockets Mavericks Betting Preview

The Houston Rockets host Dallas in a Texas-sized Western battle, facing a Mavs team that has won 15 of 21 road games.

But the game lacks the usual suspense – Dallas is in the playoffs as the No. 3 seed while the Rockets will finish ninth and out. Still, NBA betting interest remains high with handicappers finding several key trends to back. View Dallas vs Houston Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 10 (Rockets) and the No. 6 (Mavericks) teams in the league, according to the current NBA Power Rankings at Odds Shark. A 105-104 result in favor of the Mavericks is predicted by handicapping models, while the line had not been posted early Monday. [ The best underdog odds will probably be at Bodog today, along with a 30% signup bonus!
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Houston's No. 3-ranked offense (105.9 PPG) against a Mavericks defense that ranks No. 10 at 96.2 PPG. The Rockets have averaged 45.5% from the field per game, less than the Mavericks have managed so far this season (47.4% on average).

Defensively, the Mavericks feature the league's No. 9-rated defense on the road, allowing 96.9 points per game. Houston, meanwhile, comes in at No. 4 in the league in scoring at home.

Dallas won its last outing, a 115-90 result against the Suns on April 10. The Mavericks covered in that game as a 9-point favorite, while the 205 combined points took the game UNDER the total. Phoenix was run off the court by the Mavericks on Sunday as Dallas blasted the Suns 115-90 at American Airlines Center.

Houston was a 99-78 winner in its last match at home against the Clippers. They covered the 8–point spread as favorites, while the total score of 177 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Houston cruised to victory on Saturday, running Los Angeles out of the gym and running up a 99-78 score at Toyota Center