Trail Blazers vs Mavericks Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at the American Airlines Center tonight as the underdog Portland Trail Blazers roll into Dallas, aiming to shake up the Mavericks in a first-round NBA Playoff clash that promises more heat than a Texas barbecue! With the Blazers looking to find their rhythm after a rough patch and the Mavericks riding high from their recent victory, all eyes will be on the 9:30 PM EST tipoff. The stakes are sky-high with playoff dreams and pride on the line, and the betting world buzzing—the line’s drawn, and the over/under is ballooning at 229.5. As the Blazers try to blaze a trail of redemption and the Mavericks aim to lasso another win, tonight’s game is set to be a showdown where only one can ride off into the sunset victorious.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 23, 2024 09:30PM EST

Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas

Vegas Odds

	POR ML	DAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+375	-525	229.5	10.0/-10.0
Recent	+375	-525	229.5	10.0/-10.0
Difference	0	0	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

12W-39L

21.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

32W-20L

78.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/01/24	Dallas Mavericks DAL	25	36	39	37	137	Over
12/01/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	29	29	39	34	131	Over
12/08/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	37	34	26	28	125	Over
12/08/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	22	38	30	22	112	Over
01/05/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	26	27	16	34	103	Over
01/05/24	Dallas Mavericks DAL	38	24	40	37	139	Over
01/03/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	25	22	27	23	97	Under
01/03/24	Dallas Mavericks DAL	35	43	24	24	126	Under
12/16/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	36	38	36	21	131	Over
12/16/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	39	24	36	21	120	Over
01/15/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	31	23	41	28	123	Over
01/15/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	33	28	37	42	140	Over
01/14/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	30	26	34	29	119	Over
01/14/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	31	40	35	30	136	Over
12/16/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	32	31	22	25	110	Over
12/16/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	31	41	38	20	130	Over
11/12/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	25	32	31	24	112	Under
11/12/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	35	24	26	32	117	Under
04/08/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	13	31	25	9	78	Under
04/08/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	36	32	39	21	128	Under
01/26/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	40	28	30	34	132	Over
01/26/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	25	34	22	31	112	Over
12/27/21	Dallas Mavericks DAL	34	38	34	26	132	Over
12/27/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	29	24	31	33	117	Over

Trail Blazers Vs Over/Under

Mavericks Vs Over/Under

Trail Blazers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/21	vs SAS	94-114L	44	21	13	96
12/19	@ DEN	126-124W	45	29	10	97
12/15	vs PHX	109-116L	48	30	13	94
12/13	@ SAS	116-118L	36	25	13	82
12/08	vs LAL	98-107L	49	17	17	84
12/06	@ UTA	99-141L	34	23	10	95
12/03	vs LAC	105-127L	29	25	15	80
12/01	@ DAL	131-137L	39	29	21	84
11/29	@ SAC	115-106W	40	27	11	90
11/25	vs MEM	98-123L	44	22	11	102

Mavericks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/21	@ LAC	113-97W	43	25	11	88
12/19	@ LAC	95-118L	40	21	13	86
12/15	vs GSW	143-133W	47	36	15	87
12/10	vs OKL	104-118L	44	25	18	80
12/07	vs TOR	125-118W	52	21	18	81
12/05	vs WAS	137-101W	58	27	15	89
12/03	@ MEM	121-116W	49	24	25	81
12/01	vs POR	137-131W	33	33	13	87
11/30	vs UTA	106-94W	48	30	15	90
11/25	vs ATL	129-119W	51	24	17	94

Starting Lineups

Portland Trail Blazers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Deandre Ayton C	34.0	31.2	35.7	100%	36.1
Toumani Camara SF	22.0	23.9	22.1	100%	22.4
Jerami Grant PF	28.0	26.1	26.9	100%	27.3
Shaedon Sharpe SG	28.0	30.5	24.7	73%	27.0
Anfernee Simons PG	36.0	39.2	30.6	100%	31.0

Dallas Mavericks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luka Doncic PG	54.0	65.5	56.6	100%	56.9
Kyrie Irving SG	35.0	37.0	38.3	100%	38.6
Dereck Lively II C	27.0	28.9	25.4	50%	26.2
Klay Thompson SF	25.0	33.3	26.6	100%	27.0
PJ Washington PF	28.0	25.9	30.0	100%	30.0

Trail Blazers Notable Injuries

Duop Reath (C): Avg: 7.9pts, 3.2reb, 0.9ast, 15.8 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 0.9
Kris Murray (SF): Avg: 5.7pts, 3.1reb, 1.2ast, 19.4 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 1.3
Bryce McGowens (SG): Avg: 4.8pts, 1.6reb, 0.8ast, 14.3 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.0

Mavericks Notable Injuries

Dwight Powell (C): Avg: 2.6pts, 2.7reb, 1.1ast, 10.9 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 0.6
Olivier-Maxence Prosper (SF/PF): Avg: 2.4pts, 1.7reb, 0.5ast, 7.2 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 1.1
Markieff Morris (PF/C): Avg: 2.2pts, 1.3reb, 0.5ast, 7.4 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 0.6
Kessler Edwards (SG/SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 0.7reb, 0.2ast, 4.6 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 0.2
Jazian Gortman (PG): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.2reb, 0.2ast, 2.9 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 0.4

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
Jerami Grant	POR	Pts	13.5	16.8	+3.3	40%	50%	47%	47%	DAL	+0.6	#19
Anfernee Simons	POR	Pts	18.5	20.8	+2.3	60%	50%	40%	40%	DAL	+0.1	#18
Deandre Ayton	POR	Reb	9.5	10.3	+0.8	40%	30%	47%	47%	DAL	-0.1	#15
Deni Avdija	POR	Ast	2.5	2.9	+0.4	60%	60%	47%	47%	DAL	+0.4	#22
Shaedon Sharpe	POR	3Pt	1.5	1.7	+0.2	60%	50%	60%	60%	DAL	-0.2	#12

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Trail Blazers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#12	#27	#23	4.1%
PF	#21	#6	#16	#16	0.0%
PG	#12	#19	#26	#23	3.2%
SF	#17	#28	#26	#22	4.9%
SG	#30	#18	#22	#29	11.1%

Mavericks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#15	#30	#17	1.8%
PF	#19	#26	#24	#21	4.0%
PG	#4	#9	#9	#9	-6.3%
SF	#7	#5	#22	#9	-3.4%
SG	#18	#21	#18	#16	0.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

106.9

117.6

Rebounds per Game

42.9

46.0

Assists per Game

22.7

25.7

Steals per Game

8.2

8.8

Blocks per Game

6.0

5.6

Shots per Game

89.3

89.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.2

13.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.4

55.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.1

37.2

Turnovers per Game

16.1

14.0

Fouls per Game

20.0

19.7

Recent Trends

Luka Doncic (PG) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 45.0 pts, 11.0 reb, 13.0 ast against GSW
Dalano Banton (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 48.9% to 12.3, 24.1 min average previous 3 games.
Jaden Hardy (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 43.3% to 10.9, 19.2 min average previous 3 games.
Matisse Thybulle (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 62.1% to 10.9, 28.8 min average previous 3 games.