Rockets vs Mavericks Game Breakdown

Ladies and gents, fasten your seatbelts because the NBA playoffs are heating up with a Texas showdown that promises more fireworks than a Fourth of July celebration! Tonight, the Houston Rockets blast off to Dallas, where they’ll clash with the Mavericks at the American Airlines Center. With both teams looking to dodge another blowout and add a W to their record, the stakes are sky-high. The Rockets are hoping to rocket past their recent victory, while the Mavericks, fresh off a thrilling win, aim to lasso another success. As the clock ticks down to the 08:30 PM EST tipoff, the excitement builds with fans and bettors alike eyeing the tantalizing over/under of 228.0. So, as these two teams take the court, will the Mavericks corral the Rockets, or will Houston launch past Dallas in a showdown that’s sure to be more gripping than a space rodeo?

Game Breakdown

Game Time: October 31, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas

Vegas Odds

	HOU ML	DAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+180	-220	227.5	5.5/-5.5
Recent	+130	-170	228.0	6.5/-6.5
Difference	-50	+50	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

13W-28L

43.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

26W-17L

56.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
04/07/24	Houston Rockets HOU	42	29	35	23	70	136	Over
04/07/24	Dallas Mavericks DAL	27	39	32	31	180	147	Over
03/31/24	Dallas Mavericks DAL	36	30	25	34	00	125	Over
03/31/24	Houston Rockets HOU	24	21	28	34	00	107	Over
12/22/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	17	22	21	36	00	96	Under
12/22/23	Houston Rockets HOU	23	33	33	33	00	122	Under
11/28/23	Houston Rockets HOU	22	28	38	27	00	115	Over
11/28/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	29	25	30	37	00	121	Over
01/02/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	18	26	39	28	00	111	Under
01/02/23	Houston Rockets HOU	26	29	32	19	00	106	Under
12/29/22	Houston Rockets HOU	30	21	28	35	00	114	Over
12/29/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	36	29	34	30	00	129	Over
12/23/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	30	31	20	31	00	112	Under
12/23/22	Houston Rockets HOU	24	26	34	22	00	106	Under
11/16/22	Houston Rockets HOU	31	26	19	25	00	101	Under
11/16/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	28	23	23	18	00	92	Under
03/23/22	Houston Rockets HOU	21	32	19	19	00	91	Under
03/23/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	25	27	30	28	00	110	Under
03/11/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	31	36	29	17	00	113	Under
03/11/22	Houston Rockets HOU	23	21	28	28	00	100	Under
01/07/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	43	37	30	20	00	130	Over
01/07/22	Houston Rockets HOU	23	37	26	20	00	106	Over
10/26/21	Houston Rockets HOU	31	29	28	18	00	106	Under
10/26/21	Dallas Mavericks DAL	27	30	34	25	00	116	Under

Rockets Vs Over/Under

Mavericks Vs Over/Under

Rockets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/28	vs SAS	106-101W	43	20	12	85
10/26	vs SAS	106-109L	34	21	10	92
10/25	@ MEM	128-108W	64	20	17	98
10/23	@ CHA	105-110L	43	19	8	103
04/12	vs POR	116-107W	48	25	8	92
04/11	vs UTA	121-124L	39	22	10	95
04/09	@ ORL	118-106W	37	29	12	86
04/07	vs DAL	136-147L	32	31	10	93
04/05	@ MIA	104-109L	45	25	9	81
04/04	@ GSW	110-133L	29	23	12	86

Mavericks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/29	vs MIN	120-114W	40	25	9	93
10/28	@ UTA	110-102W	50	27	13	95
10/26	vs PHX	102-114L	46	22	8	93
10/24	@ SAS	120-109W	50	27	9	102
05/28	@ MIN	100-105L	38	23	13	81
04/12	@ DET	89-107L	49	20	20	83
04/10	vs MIA	111-92W	39	27	7	87
04/09	vs CHA	130-104W	55	35	14	93
04/07	@ HOU	147-136W	47	21	17	85
04/05	@ GSW	108-106W	41	30	17	84

Starting Lineups

Houston Rockets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dillon Brooks SF	19.0	18.6	18.7	100%	19.0
Jalen Green SG	36.0	40.7	39.5	100%	39.9
Alperen Sengun C	42.0	37.7	42.6	93%	43.0
Jabari Smith Jr. PF	26.0	26.6	29.5	100%	29.9
Fred VanVleet PG	39.0	40.6	39.4	100%	39.7

Dallas Mavericks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luka Doncic PG	57.0	54.7	58.8	100%	59.1
Daniel Gafford C	23.0	25.1	22.3	100%	22.6
Kyrie Irving SG	43.0	38.5	40.3	100%	40.6
Klay Thompson SF	27.0	28.6	28.5	57%	28.9
PJ Washington PF	25.0	27.1	29.1	100%	29.5

Rockets Notable Injuries

Aaron Holiday (PG): Avg: 6.4pts, 1.5reb, 1.8ast, 16.0 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 1.8
Jock Landale (C): Avg: 4.9pts, 3.1reb, 1.1ast, 13.3 minutes. Last game: 10/26/24. Impact: 2.9
Jae’Sean Tate (SF/PF): Avg: 4.1pts, 2.9reb, 1.0ast, 15.5 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 1.0
Nate Williams (PG/SF): Avg: 2.4pts, 1.0reb, 0.3ast, 5.1 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 0.6

Mavericks Notable Injuries

Maxi Kleber (PF/C): Avg: 4.5pts, 3.2reb, 1.6ast, 19.9 minutes. Last game: 10/26/24. Impact: 2.0
Olivier-Maxence Prosper (SF/PF): Avg: 2.5pts, 1.6reb, 0.5ast, 7.0 minutes. Last game: 10/28/24. Impact: 0.7
Brandon Williams (PG): Avg: 1.9pts, 0.5reb, 0.8ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 10/28/24. Impact: 0.4
Kessler Edwards (SG/SF): Avg: 1.8pts, 0.8reb, 0.3ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 10/28/24. Impact: 0.7
Jazian Gortman (PG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.0 minutes. Last game: 10/26/24. Impact: -0.1

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.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Alperen Sengun	HOU	Pts	17.5	19.7	+2.2	20%	50%	60%	60%	DAL	-1.1	#9
Klay Thompson	DAL	Pts	14.5	16.3	+1.8	80%	80%	80%	80%	HOU	+1.6	#26
Jalen Green	HOU	Reb	4.5	5.2	+0.7	60%	60%	73%	73%	DAL	+0.8	#28
Tari Eason	HOU	Reb	4.5	4.8	+0.3	40%	60%	73%	73%	DAL	-0.5	#7
Fred VanVleet	HOU	Ast	6.5	7.8	+1.3	60%	60%	53%	53%	DAL	+1.5	#29
Daniel Gafford	DAL	Ast	0.5	1.2	+0.7	80%	70%	67%	67%	HOU	-0.7	#3
Kyrie Irving	DAL	3Pt	2.5	2.9	+0.4	60%	60%	53%	53%	HOU	-0.4	#8
PJ Washington	DAL	3Pt	1.5	1.7	+0.2	60%	70%	80%	80%	HOU	-0.8	#1

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Rockets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#21	#24	#6	#23	5.0%
PF	#3	#26	#3	#5	-6.9%
PG	#24	#18	#26	#27	7.4%
SF	#10	#29	#28	#26	8.0%
SG	#26	#24	#1	#19	0.9%

Mavericks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#6	#8	#5	-9.1%
PF	#9	#7	#9	#6	-4.8%
PG	#13	#11	#29	#19	2.2%
SF	#11	#16	#10	#13	-2.0%
SG	#15	#28	#12	#17	0.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

114.5

117.2

Rebounds per Game

45.2

45.3

Assists per Game

23.7

26.3

Steals per Game

8.3

7.4

Blocks per Game

4.6

5.9

Shots per Game

92.6

90.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.9

14.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.0

57.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.6

36.9

Turnovers per Game

12.0

11.8

Fouls per Game

20.7

18.0

Recent Trends

Quentin Grimes (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 40.4% to 10.2, 17.2 min average previous 3 games.
Jock Landale (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 63.1% to 10.2, 27.6 min average previous 3 games.
Amen Thompson (PG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.2% to 20.9, 30.8 min average previous 3 games.