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Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 23, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Toyota Center (Houston) — Houston, TX

Article updated Dec 22, 2:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Dallas is on the road playing Houston at the Toyota Center stadium on Friday, 12/23/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Dallas -5.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Dallas

Game outlook

Dallas is on the road playing Houston at the Toyota Center stadium on Friday, 12/23/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Dallas -5.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Dallas -7.

Dallas Highlights

With a power ranking of 12, Dallas is ranked #21 in offense (scoring an average of 111.16 per game), #6 in defense (allowing an average of 109.81 points to be scored against them per game) and are 16-16 (11-19-2 ATS) this season.

Houston Highlights

Houston Rockets has a power ranking of 26 and are #27 for offense (scoring an average of 109.53 per game), #20 for defense (giving up an average of 109.81 points per game) and 9-22 (13-15-3 ATS) overall. Dallas went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Houston.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be DAL 102.875, HOU 116.875. 54% of SportsJaw users predict Dallas Mavericks to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Dallas will win, houston will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Mavericks 121 to Rockets 121.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Mavericks 121 to Rockets 121.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Mavericks vs Rockets archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Mavericks vs Rockets matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Dallas Mavericks-230 → -262Moved
  • Moneyline · Houston Rockets+195 → +220Moved
  • Spread · Dallas Mavericks-5.5 (-110) → -7 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Houston Rockets+5.5 (-110) → +7 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over224 (-110) → 219.75 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under224 (-110) → 219.75 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Dallas Mavericks
2-2 matchup record · 5-4-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Houston Rockets
4-0 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-22T19:14:10.200Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-11-16Houston Rockets 101 · Dallas Mavericks 92
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Dallas Mavericks defeated Houston Rockets 112-106

Dallas Mavericks defeated Houston Rockets 112-106 on December 23, 2022, a 6-point decision in the series. Dallas Mavericks' strongest period was the 4th quarter, when it outscored its opponent 31-22. Against SportsJaw's recorded Dallas Mavericks -7 (-110) spread, Houston Rockets covered, while the 218 combined points finished under the recorded total of 219.75.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • RetweetSpread · Dallas Mavericks -5.5 (-110)Win
  • MuterovinceSpread · Houston Rockets +6 (-110)Push
  • TowerTalkSportsSpread · Dallas Mavericks -7 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Houston Rockets +7 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 220 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Houston Rockets +7 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 220 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Dallas Mavericks -7 (-110)Loss
  • KrockpicksSpread · Houston Rockets +7 (-110)Win