A game after he went off for 31 points in a 118-108 loss to the Bulls, Jalen Brunson leads the Dallas Mavericks (2-4) on the road against the Houston Rockets (2-2) on Monday, January 4, 2021. The Mavericks are against the spread in the matchup, which tips off at 8:00 PM ET on NBA TV.
The betting insights in this article reflect odds data from FanDuel Sportsbook as of January 4, 2021, 12:41 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds.
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Injury Report as of January 4
Rockets:
Chris Clemons: Out For Season (Achilles),
Mason Jones: Day To Day (Right Ankle),
Ben McLemore: Day To Day (Self Isolating),
James Harden: Day To Day (Right Ankle)
Mavericks:
Luka Doncic: Out (Quad),
Kristaps Porzingis: Out (Knee),
Maxi Kleber: Day To Day (Ankle)
Rockets and Mavericks Records ATS
- Houston managed to cover the spread in less than half its games last season, putting together a record of 37-45-1 against the spread.
- When favored by at least 1 point, the Rockets were 26-36-1 against the spread in 2019-20.
- Only 32 of 83 Houston games last season (38.6%) resulted in a total more than the contest’s over/under.
- Dallas held a losing record ATS last season with 38 wins, 39 losses, and three ties ATS.
- As at least a 1-point underdog last season, the Mavericks met expectations with 25-25-2 record against the spread.
- Dallas and its opponents often covered the total points bet last season, doing so in 61.2% (49) of its 80 games played.
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Head to Head
In the last matchup between the teams on Friday, the Rockets took down the Mavericks 153-149. James Harden led the Rockets with 49 points, and Kristaps Porzingis paced the Mavericks with 39. The Rockets covered the spread as 1-point underdogs, and the teams put up a total of 302 total points to hit the over on the 231-point over/under.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/31/2020 | Mavericks | Mavericks | -1 | 231 | -115 | -104 | Regular Season | 153-149 HOU* |
| 1/31/2020 | Rockets | Rockets | -8 | 237.5 | -336 | 268 | Regular Season | 128-121 HOU* |
| 11/24/2019 | Rockets | Rockets | -5 | 229.5 | -225 | 183 | Regular Season | 137-123 DAL* |
| 3/10/2019 | – | Mavericks | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 94-93 HOU |
| 2/11/2019 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 120-104 HOU |
| 12/8/2018 | – | Mavericks | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 107-104 DAL |
| 11/28/2018 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 128-108 DAL |
| 3/11/2018 | – | Mavericks | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 105-82 HOU |
| 2/11/2018 | – | Rockets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 104-97 HOU |
| 1/24/2018 | – | Mavericks | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 104-97 HOU |
- 7/31/2020 DNP – Rockets: Eric Gordon
- 1/31/2020 DNP – Rockets: Clint Capela; Mavericks: Luka Doncic
- 11/24/2019 DNP – Rockets: Eric Gordon
Scoring Trends
- Last season, the Rockets were at the second spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (116.4 PPG), while the Mavericks allowed the 16th-fewest points per game (113.1) in the league.
- The Rockets totaled a total of 222 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 2.7 per game), and the Mavericks out-scored opponents by 313 points on the season (3.9 more per game).
Rockets Leaders
- Harden averaged 34.3 points per game last season while also adding 7.5 assists.
- PJ Tucker collected 6.6 rebounds per game.
- Harden swiped 1.8 steals per game. Christian Wood collected 0.9 blocks an outing.
Mavericks Leaders
- Luka Doncic has shown out this season to lead the Mavericks in points (24.4 per game), rebounds (7.6 per game), and assists (6.4 per game).
- Doncic’s points prop over/under for the contest is set at 28.5, 4.1 points greater than his season average of 24.4.
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes more threes per game than any other member of the Mavericks, cashing in 2.7 treys per game.
- Hardaway’s three pointers made prop total for the game is set at 3.5, 0.8 shots greater than his season average of 2.7.
- Dallas’ James Johnson has the top spot on the team’s steals leaderboard with 1.7 per game and Maxi Kleber is first in blocks with 0.7 per game.
- Kleber’s blocks prop total for the contest is set at 1.5, 0.8 blocks higher than his season average of 0.7.
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