Rockets vs. Mavericks betting: NBA preview for March 14

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The Houston Rockets (41-25) host the Dallas Mavericks (33-34) after winning three straight home games. The Rockets are double-digit favorites by 11.5 points in the contest, which starts at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, March 14, 2025. The over/under is 219.5 for the matchup.

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Rockets vs. Mavericks betting lines

  • Rockets odds to win: -658
  • Mavericks odds to win: +479
  • Spread: Rockets (-11.5)
  • Total: 219.5
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Rockets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Houston has an 18-15 ATS record in home games so far while going 23-10 overall in those contests.
  • This year, Houston is 2-2 ATS in home games when playing as 11.5-point favorites or more.
  • At home this year, Rockets games have gone over the set point total 13 times.
  • Houston and its opponents have averaged a total of 222.4 points per home contest this season, 2.9 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Rockets Recent Trends

  • The Rockets have covered the spread seven times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Rockets and their opponents have hit the over in three of those 10 games.
  • The Rockets’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 227.0 points scored. That’s 7.5 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During their past 10 games, the Rockets are scoring at a rate equal to their season-long scoring average.

Rockets Betting Records

  • The Rockets have won 32 of the 44 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (72.7%).
  • Houston has a record of 2-2 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -658 or shorter (winning 50%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rockets’ implied win probability is 86.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (26th in NBA) 45.4 (fifth) 48.2 (first) 42.8 (seventh) 22.8 (30th) 13.2 (10th)

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Mavericks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Mavericks have a 15-17-1 record against the spread on the road and are 14-19 in road contests.
  • This season, the Mavericks are 1-0 ATS on the road as 11.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Mavericks games have gone over the set point total 21 times on the road this season.
  • This season on the road the Mavericks and their opponents have averaged a total of 228.9 points per contest, 9.4 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Mavericks Recent Trends

  • The Mavericks are 2-8 against the spread and 2-8 overall during their last 10 games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Mavericks games have gone over the set total five times.
  • The past 10 Mavericks games averaged 10.8 more points (230.3) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Mavericks’ per-game scoring average over their past 10 games is 110.2, 4.6 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Mavericks Betting Records

  • This season, Dallas has won 13 out of the 37 games, or 35.1%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Mavericks have entered three games this season as the underdog by +479 or more and is 1-2 in those contests.
  • The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 17.3% chance of a victory for the Mavericks.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.5 (11th in NBA) 46.5 (14th) 43.4 (22nd) 45.5 (25th) 25.4 (21st) 13.2 (10th)
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