Clippers vs. Mavericks betting: NBA preview for April 7

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The Los Angeles Clippers (40-38) square off against the Dallas Mavericks (25-53) as heavy, 12.5-point favorites on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 10:30 p.m. ET on KFAA and FDSSC. The over/under for the matchup is set at 238.5.

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Clippers Cover -12.5 vs Mavericks -105

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Clippers vs. Mavericks betting lines

  • Clippers odds to win: -617
  • Mavericks odds to win: +454
  • Spread: Clippers (-12.5)
  • Total: 238.5

Clippers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Los Angeles is 21-17 in home contests with a 20-18 record against the spread at home.
  • This season, Los Angeles has a 2-2 record ATS at home when playing as 12.5-point favorites or more.
  • Clippers home games have hit the over on the set point total 18 times this season.
  • Los Angeles and its opponents have averaged a total of 224.3 points per home contest this year, 14.2 points fewer than this game’s listed total.

Clippers Recent Trends

  • The Clippers have covered the spread three times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Clippers games has exceeded the set total four times.
  • The Clippers’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 229.5 points scored. That’s 9.0 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Clippers’ per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 3.6 points higher than their season-long average.

Clippers Betting Records

  • The Clippers have put together a 28-16 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 63.6% of those games).
  • Los Angeles has a record of 6-1 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -617 or shorter (winning 85.7%).
  • The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Clippers an 86.1% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.6 (third in NBA) 47 (14th) 40.5 (29th) 42.1 (seventh) 23.8 (30th) 13.6 (13th)

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Mavericks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Mavericks have covered the spread 16 times on the road and are 10-28 in road contests.
  • The Mavericks have hit the over in 14 of their 38 road games this year with a set over/under (36.8%).
  • This season on the road the Mavericks and their opponents have averaged a total of 233.4 points per contest, 5.1 points less than the over/under for this contest.

Mavericks Recent Trends

  • The Mavericks have covered the spread four times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 2-8 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Mavericks and their opponents have combined to hit the over in six of the past 10 games.
  • The last 10 Mavericks games averaged 237.4 total points, 1.1 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Across their last 10 games, the Mavericks have scored 4.4 more points per contest compared to their 113.8 PPG season-long scoring average.

Mavericks Betting Records

  • Dallas has won 15, or 26.8%, of the 56 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Mavericks have a record of 1-8, a 11.1% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +454 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mavericks have a 18.1% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.8 (15th in NBA) 47.7 (20th) 44.6 (10th) 46.7 (29th) 25.2 (22nd) 14.2 (18th)
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