Mavericks vs Thunder Game Breakdown & Projections – Thu, Mar 14th 2024

Hold onto your cowboy hats, sports fans, because tonight’s NBA face-off is more electrifying than a rodeo bull in a thunderstorm! The Dallas Mavericks, boasting a 38-28 record and trailing by just a hair (1.5 games, to be precise) in the Western conference, are saddling up to gallop into the heart of Tornado Alley, the Paycom Center. They’re set to duel the Oklahoma City Thunder, a storm front that’s been tearing up the court with a 45-20 record and just 0.5 games back in the conference. With a tipoff time set for the witching hour (10:00 PM EST), the Mavericks are ready to lasso the Thunder into submission. The bookies have set the over/under at a whopping 235.0, with the Mavericks as the 9.0 underdogs and the Thunder favored by -9.0. Now, the Thunder might be trying to shake off the chill from their last game, a 99-121 loss against the Pacers, while the Mavericks are still riding high on their 109-99 win against the Warriors. So, buckle up folks, ’cause when Mavericks meet Thunder, you can bet it’s gonna be a showdown that’ll make the Wild West look like a playground!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 14, 2024 10:00PM EST

Location: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City

Vegas Odds

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

17W-13L

27.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

25W-6L

72.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U	ATS
02/10/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	30	32	27	22		111	Over
	Dallas Mavericks DAL	47	24	39	36		146
12/02/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	33	39	35	19		126	Over
	Dallas Mavericks DAL	27	29	28	36		120
01/08/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	34	21	28	26		109	Under
	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	33	36	27	24		120
12/12/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	24	38	24		114	Push
	Dallas Mavericks DAL	23	43	31	24		121
10/29/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	27	19	26	27	18	117	Under
	Dallas Mavericks DAL	25	26	20	28	12	111
02/02/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	30	21	34	18	17	120	Under
	Dallas Mavericks DAL	28	23	25	27	11	114
01/17/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	24	18	30	30		102	Under
	Dallas Mavericks DAL	33	20	24	27		104
01/02/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	26	25	22	22		95	Under
	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	22	17	25	22		86
12/12/21	Dallas Mavericks DAL	28	28	24	23		103	Under
	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	27	19	25	13		84

Starting Lineups

Mavericks Notable Injuries

• Olivier-Maxence Prosper (SF/PF): Avg: 2.6pts, 1.8reb, 0.6ast, 7.8 minutes. Last game: 03/01/24. Impact: 0.7
• Markieff Morris (PF/C): Avg: 2.6pts, 1.5reb, 0.6ast, 8.4 minutes. Last game: 03/11/24. Impact: 0.8
• AJ Lawson (SG/SF): Avg: 3.1pts, 0.9reb, 0.4ast, 6.9 minutes. Last game: 03/13/24. Impact: 0.6

Thunder Notable Injuries

• Bismack Biyombo (C): Avg: 4.6pts, 5.5reb, 1.5ast, 21.5 minutes. Last game: 03/10/24. Impact: 1.3
• Jaylin Williams GTD (C): Avg: 3.9pts, 3.3reb, 1.3ast, 12.6 minutes. Last game: 03/12/24. Impact: 2.2
• Ousmane Dieng (PF): Avg: 4.0pts, 1.7reb, 1.1ast, 11.3 minutes. Last game: 03/10/24. Impact: 1.4
• Olivier Sarr (C): Avg: 2.6pts, 2.5reb, 0.1ast, 7.0 minutes. Last game: 03/04/24. Impact: 1.1

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

Recent Trends

• Dante Exum (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 50.5% to 20.6, 13.7 min average previous 3 games.
• Daniel Gafford (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.5% to 24.4, 18.4 min average previous 3 games.
• Maxi Kleber (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 40.3% to 12.6, 21.1 min average previous 3 games.
The Mavericks have a 2-game winning streak on the road. Overall, they are on a 4-game winning streak.