The Houston Rockets (15-5) visit the Dallas Mavericks (8-16) in a matchup of Southwest Division teams at American Airlines Center, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The Mavericks are 7.5-point underdogs in the game, the second matchup between the squads this season. The matchup has an over/under of 221.5.
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Rockets Cover -7.5 vs Mavericks -110
Rockets vs. Mavericks betting lines
- Rockets odds to win: -296
- Mavericks odds to win: +236
- Spread: Rockets (-7.5)
- Total: 221.5
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Rockets Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- Houston is 8-3 in road contests with a 9-2 record against the spread on the road.
- This season, Houston is 2-1 ATS on the road when playing as 7.5-point favorites or more.
- Rockets games have hit the over on the set point total seven times on the road this season.
- Recent performance gives an edge to Houston to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 229.7 points per contest.
Rockets Recent Trends
- The Rockets have a 8-2 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
- The Rockets’ last 10 games saw three go over the total.
- The Rockets’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 229.5 points scored. That’s 8.0 more points than this contest’s over/under.
- In the past 10 games, the Rockets are scoring 2.5 points less per game compared to their season average.
Rockets Betting Records
- The Rockets have gone 14-4 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 77.8% of those games).
- Houston has gone 9-1 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -296 or shorter (winning 90%).
- The Rockets have a 74.7% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.6 (fifth in NBA) | 44.9 (fifth) | 49.4 (first) | 38.3 (first) | 25.5 (18th) | 14.6 (17th) |
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Mavericks Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- At home this season, Mavericks games have gone over the set point total five times.
- The Mavericks have a 6-8 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 5-9 overall in those contests.
- This year, the Mavericks have a 0-2 record ATS at home as 7.5-point underdogs or more.
- The Mavericks and their opponents have averaged a total of 229.6 points per home contest this season, 8.1 points greater than this game’s posted total.
Mavericks Recent Trends
- The Mavericks are 4-6 overall and 6-4 against the spread over their last 10 contests.
- The Mavericks and their opponents have hit the over in three of the past 10 games.
- The past 10 Mavericks games averaged 11.5 more points (233.0) than this matchup’s point total.
- In the last 10 games, the Mavericks are scoring 111.6 points per game compared to their 111.4 season average.
Mavericks Betting Records
- Dallas has entered the game as underdogs 17 times this season and won five, or 29.4%, of those games.
- This season, the Mavericks have won two of their eight games when they’re the underdog by at least +236 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mavericks have a 29.8% chance to win.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.3 (23rd in NBA) | 46 (sixth) | 44.5 (13th) | 48.1 (28th) | 24.9 (24th) | 15.1 (22nd) |
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