Rockets vs. Mavericks Prediction and Odds for Wednesday, November 16 (Take Houston & The Points)

The Dallas Mavericks keep winning games in crazy fashion, as a late 3-pointer by Luka Doncic lifted the team over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. 

Now, Dallas is on a back-to-back against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, and Doncic or Spencer Dinwiddie could be out of the lineup tonight. NBA insider Tim MacMahon believes that Doncic will sit out this game. 

If that’s the case, you may want to jump on this line early, as Dallas is currently a nine-point favorite. The Mavericks are off to a solid start, going 8-5, but they have just one win all season by more than nine points. 

If Luka sits, it will be interesting to see where the Mavericks get the majority of their offense from. 

Here are the latest odds for this game: 

Rockets vs. Mavericks Odds, Spread and Total

Rockets vs. Mavericks Prediction and Pick

We may have to plug our nose with this one, but I like the Rockets with the points in this matchup and actually bet them this morning at +9. 

Houston is 6-7-1 against the spread so far this season, with an average margin of victory of -8.5. There isn’t a ton to like about this Rockets team, as they rank 29th in net rating, 29th in defensive rating and 26th in offensive rating. 

However, I think they can hang around with Dallas if Doncic is out. 

The Mavericks are one of the worst teams in the NBA against the spread this season, going 3-9-1 and struggling to cover as home favorites (1-6-1 ATS).

Extra minutes for Facu Campazzo and Frank Ntilikina isn’t exactly inspiring much faith in this Dallas offense, which needs to replace 34.4 points and 7.8 assists per game that it usually gets from Doncic. 

I’ll ride with the young Rockets as major dogs in this game.

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Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.