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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 12, 2022 at 8:30 PM ET

Venue: American Airlines Center — Dallas, TX

Article updated Dec 11, 11:56 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Oklahoma City is on the road playing Dallas at the American Airlines Center stadium on Monday, 12/12/2022 @ 8:30pm EST. Dallas -8.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

Oklahoma City is on the road playing Dallas at the American Airlines Center stadium on Monday, 12/12/2022 @ 8:30pm EST. Dallas -8.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

After winning their previous two games, the Thunder have lost their last two on a season-long road trip.

Kenrich Williams will miss the game due to a sprained right knee.

There have been three meetings between the teams decided by six points or fewer, with two going into overtime.

Oklahoma City Betting Highlights

With a power ranking of 24, Oklahoma City is ranked #6 in offense (scoring an average of 116.40 per game), #29 in defense (allowing an average of 117.88 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-15 (15-11 ATS) this season.

Dallas Betting Highlights

Dallas Mavericks has a power ranking of 13 and are #18 for offense (scoring an average of 111.40 per game), #4 for defense (giving up an average of 117.88 points per game) and 13-13 (8-16-2 ATS) overall. Oklahoma City went 1-2 (0-3 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Dallas.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be OKC 122.5, DAL 105.5.

50% of SportsJaw players predict Dallas Mavericks to cover.

OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.

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60% picked Dallas Mavericks on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Thunder 102 to Mavericks 125.

Staff Prediction

I predict a much better defensive performance from the Mavericks here, but with Doncic back in the starting lineup, I expect plenty of points from the hosts. Dallas is perhaps not among the best offensive teams, but the Thunder have the second-worst defense in the NBA that allows 117.6 points per game. Luka will be fresh and ready for this one, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he registers the seventh triple-double of the campaign. OKC beat the Mavs the last time they met in Dallas, but with Luka back in the lineup I expect the Mavs offense to win and cover.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Oklahoma City Thunder+295 → +300Moved
  • Moneyline · Dallas Mavericks-350 → -368Moved
  • Spread · Oklahoma City Thunder+8.5 (-110) → +8.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Dallas Mavericks-8.5 (-110) → -8.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over228 (-110) → 226.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under228 (-110) → 226.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Oklahoma City Thunder
4-0 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Dallas Mavericks
2-2 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-11T16:56:54.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Kenrich Williams will miss the game due to a sprained right knee.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-10-29Oklahoma City Thunder 117 · Dallas Mavericks 111
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Dallas Mavericks defeated Oklahoma City Thunder 121-114

Dallas Mavericks defeated Oklahoma City Thunder 121-114 on December 12, 2022, a 7-point decision in the series. Dallas Mavericks' strongest period was the 2nd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 43-24. Against SportsJaw's recorded Oklahoma City Thunder +8.5 (-110) spread, Oklahoma City Thunder covered, while the 235 combined points finished over the recorded total of 226.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • BluedevilSpread · Dallas Mavericks -8.5 (-110)Loss
  • NutinbutlocksTotal · Over 226.5 (-110)Win
  • Hustle$Spread · Oklahoma City Thunder +8.5 (-110)Win
  • TphamSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder +8.5 (-110)Win
  • StevehSpread · Dallas Mavericks -8.5 (-110)Loss
  • PurplebloodSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder +8.5 (-110)Win
  • legenRandy23Moneyline · Oklahoma City Thunder +300Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Dallas Mavericks -8.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 226.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Dallas Mavericks -8.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 226.5 (-110)Loss
  • KrockpicksTotal · Under 226.5 (-110)Loss
  • IroncladlocksSpread · Dallas Mavericks -8.5 (-110)Loss
  • MauriceJonesSpread · Dallas Mavericks -8.5 (-110)Loss
  • MrshinyMoneyline · Oklahoma City Thunder +300Loss
  • MrshinySpread · Oklahoma City Thunder +8.5 (-110)Win
  • Josh720Spread · Dallas Mavericks -8.5 (-110)Loss
  • DocthizzMoneyline · Dallas Mavericks -368Win
  • DocthizzSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder +8.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder +8.5 (-110)Win
  • GtpixSpread · Dallas Mavericks -8.5 (-110)Loss