Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets Betting Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

Dallas is on the road playing Houston at the Toyota Center stadium on Monday, 1/2/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Dallas -7.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Dallas Team Statistics

Dallas enters this contest with a 2-2 record. As a team, they commit 20.9 fouls every game and lose possession by turnover 12.7 times per contest. On the season, Dallas has grabbed 39.1 boards and dished out 767 assists, ranking 29th in the league. As a team, the Mavericks shoot 35.8% from beyond the arc (522 of 1,457), while their free throw percentage is 74.1%. The Mavericks average 111.8 points per game (19th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.7% of their shots.

The Mavericks force their opponents to commit 14.6 turnovers and draw 22.6 fouls per game when they are on defense. They are conceding 35.6% on shots from 3-point range and they are ranked 5th in the league in opponents' points per game (109.9). As a team, they surrender 47.9% shooting and 43.3 rebounds per game. This year, they have conceded 833 assists to their opponents, which ranks 6th in the NBA.

With a power ranking of 12, Dallas is ranked #19 in offense (scoring an average of 112.25 per game), #5 in defense (allowing an average of 109.97 points to be scored against them per game) and are 21-16 (13-22-2 ATS) this season.

Houston Team Statistics

This season, Houston is 10-24. As a team, the Rockets commit 20.3 personal fouls per game and shoot 77.6% at the charity stripe. They assist teammates 21.7 times per game (30th in the league) and turn the ball over 17.1 times. Over the course of the year, Houston has scored 3,737 points (109.9 points per contest) and averaged 46.9 rebounds. Houston ranks 29th in basketball in hitting 44.5% of its shots from the floor.