Heat and Mavericks Face-Off: A Sizzling Showdown of NBA Titans!

Hold onto your jerseys, folks, because we’re in for a sizzling showdown tonight! The Miami Heat, boasting a solid 35W-26L record, are packing their bags and jetting off to the American Airlines Center to lock horns with the 34W-28L Dallas Mavericks. Now, that’s a match-up hotter than a Texas BBQ in July! The tipoff is set for 08:30PM EST, so make sure you’ve got your popcorn popped and your beer on ice. Our friends in the East, the Heat, are just a hair’s breadth away from the top, trailing by only 1.0 games in the conference. Meanwhile, the Mavericks, the pride of the West, are lagging a bit with a 3.0 game deficit. The betting gurus have set the over/under at a whopping 228.5, with the Heat line at 4.0, and the Mavericks line at -4.0. The Mavs may be smarting from their recent 120-137 loss against IND, but don’t count them out just yet. The Heat, on the other hand, are riding the wave of their 118-110 victory over DET. So, buckle up, basketball fans, because this game is going to be a wild ride!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 07, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas

Vegas Odds

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

17W-13L

41.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

17W-15L

58.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U	ATS
04/01/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	31	33	32	26		122	Over
	Miami Heat MIA	44	32	26	27		129
01/20/23	Miami Heat MIA	19	32	16	23		90	Under
	Dallas Mavericks DAL	31	29	32	23		115
02/15/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	23	28	30	26		107	Under
	Miami Heat MIA	28	31	19	21		99
11/02/21	Miami Heat MIA	24	46	29	26		125	Over
	Dallas Mavericks DAL	30	32	26	22		110

Starting Lineups

Heat Notable Injuries

• Tyler Herro (PG/SG): Avg: 20.8pts, 5.3reb, 4.4ast, 33.6 minutes. Last game: 02/23/24. Impact: 5.5
• Kevin Love (C): Avg: 9.0pts, 6.2reb, 2.2ast, 17.4 minutes. Last game: 02/27/24. Impact: 3.3
• Cole Swider (PF): Avg: 2.3pts, 0.4reb, 0.4ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 02/26/24. Impact: 0.4
• Alondes Williams (PG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.0ast, 4.7 minutes. Last game: 02/26/24. Impact: 0.0

Mavericks Notable Injuries

• Jaden Hardy (PG/SG): Avg: 7.8pts, 1.8reb, 1.6ast, 14.6 minutes. Last game: 03/05/24. Impact: 1.5
• Dwight Powell (C): Avg: 3.7pts, 3.6reb, 1.5ast, 14.5 minutes. Last game: 03/05/24. Impact: 0.9
• 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: 2.5pts, 1.7reb, 0.6ast, 8.9 minutes. Last game: 02/25/24. Impact: 0.9
• AJ Lawson (SG/SF): Avg: 3.2pts, 0.9reb, 0.4ast, 7.2 minutes. Last game: 03/05/24. Impact: 0.7

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

• Luka Doncic (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 3 consecutive games.
• Luka Doncic (PG) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 39.0 pts, 10.0 reb, 11.0 ast against IND
• Dante Exum (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.0% to 12.8, 20.7 min average previous 3 games.
• Tim Hardaway Jr. (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 36.4% to 15.8, 24.9 min average previous 3 games.
• Haywood Highsmith (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 57.4% to 12.0, 28.3 min average previous 3 games.
• Dru Smith (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 49.6% to 10.9, 21.7 min average previous 3 games.
The Heat have a 1-game losing streak on the road. Overall, they are on a 2-game winning streak. The Mavericks have a 2-game losing streak at home. Overall, they are on a 3-game losing streak.