The Dallas Mavericks (21-11) and Oklahoma City Thunder (17-15) tip it off at Chesapeake Energy Center in Oklahoma City at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday. We analyze the Mavericks-Thunder odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Mavericks at Thunder: Key injuries
Mavericks
- SF Luka Doncic (wrist, back) questionable
- SG Tim Hardaway Jr. (hamstring) questionable
- SF Isaiah Roby (foot) out
- SG Ryan Broekhoff (knee) questionable
Thunder
- SF Danilo Gallinari (ankle) questionable
- PG Dennis Schroder (ankle) questionable
- SG Andre Roberson (knee) out
- SG Hamidou Diallo (elbow) out
Mavericks at Thunder: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Mavericks 113, Thunder 105
Moneyline (ML)
The MAVERICKS (-128) head to OKC looking to close out 2019 on a high note. It appears Doncic avoided disaster and will be in the lineup Tuesday, barring any kind of late decision to rest him as a precaution. Double-check before finalizing those tickets. Hardaway Jr. isn’t as much of a certainty, but his absence or inclusion in the lineup isn’t going to move the needle much on the chances of Dallas to win the game.
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Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The MAVERICKS (-1.5, -115) will cost you a little less than the moneyline, so it’s not a bad way to go as long as Doncic is officially active. The Mavs have a 19-6-1 ATS mark in the past 26 road games, including a perfect 4-0 ATS as a road favorite. The Thunder (+1.5, -106) are a solid 4-1 ATS in the past five overall, but just 1-6 ATS in their past seven tries vs. Dallas. The Mavs are also 23-11-1 ATS in the past 35 trips to Oklahoma City.
Over/Under (O/U)
The projected total of 217.5 is just too close to my predicted score. Like the line, there is a little bit of uncertainty as far as Doncic, too. But assuming he plays, this one will be in the high two-teens. If there is a lean, it’s to the Over (-115), which has cashed in each of the past six meetings in OKC.
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