Heat vs. Mavericks betting: NBA preview for Dec. 3

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The Dallas Mavericks (7-15) are 4.5-point underdogs against the Miami Heat (14-7) at American Airlines Center on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. The game tips at 8:30 p.m. ET on FDSSUN, KFAA, WFAA, and NBA TV. The over/under for the matchup is 238.5.

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Heat vs. Mavericks betting lines

  • Heat odds to win: -189
  • Mavericks odds to win: +157
  • Spread: Heat (-4.5)
  • Total: 238.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Sun
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Miami is 4-5 in road contests with a 5-3-1 record against the spread on the road.
  • Heat road games have gone over the set point total six times this year.
  • Recent performance seems to go against Miami to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 234.3 points per contest this season.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have covered the spread five times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 7-3 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Heat games has surpassed the set total five times.
  • The last 10 Heat games averaged 240.4 total points, 1.9 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • During their past 10 games, the Heat have scored 1.3 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Heat Betting Records

  • The Heat have won 77.8% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (7-2).
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -189 or shorter, Miami has gone 6-1 (85.7% win percentage).
  • The Heat have an implied moneyline win probability of 65.4% in this matchup.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.3 (10th in NBA) 43.9 (second) 46.2 (fourth) 49 (29th) 30.3 (second) 14 (11th)

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Mavericks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • At home this season, Mavericks games have hit the over on the set point total five times.
  • The Mavericks have a 5-8 record against the spread at home and is 4-9 in home contests.
  • This season, the Mavericks are 0-3 ATS at home as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
  • This season at home the Mavericks and their opponents have averaged a total of 228.9 points per contest, 9.6 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Mavericks Recent Trends

  • The Mavericks are 4-6 overall and 6-4 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
  • The Mavericks and their opponents have combined to hit the over in four of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Mavericks games averaged 6.7 fewer points (231.8) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Mavericks’ per-game scoring average across their last 10 games is 115.2, 4.1 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Mavericks Betting Records

  • This season, Dallas has won four out of the 15 games, or 26.7%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Mavericks have entered nine games this season as the underdog by +157 or more and is 2-7 in those contests.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 38.9% chance of a victory for the Mavericks.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (26th in NBA) 45.9 (sixth) 44.7 (13th) 48.6 (28th) 24.5 (26th) 15.4 (24th)
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