Thunder vs. Mavericks betting: NBA preview for Dec. 5

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Two streaking teams hit the court when the Oklahoma City Thunder (21-1) host the Dallas Mavericks (8-15) on Friday, December 5, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Mavericks are 15.5-point underdogs and will attempt to keep their 13-game win streak allive against the Thunder, who have won 13 straight. The over/under is set at 231 for the matchup.

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Thunder Cover -15.5 vs Mavericks -108

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Thunder vs. Mavericks betting lines

  • Thunder odds to win: -1190
  • Mavericks odds to win: +740
  • Spread: Thunder (-15.5)
  • Total: 231

Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Oklahoma City has a 5-5 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 10-0 overall in those contests.
  • This year, Oklahoma City has a 2-1 record ATS at home when playing as 15.5-point favorites or more.
  • Thunder home games have hit the over on the set point total five times this year.
  • Oklahoma City and its opponents have averaged a total of 228.7 points per home contest this year, 2.3 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder are 10-0 overall and 4-6 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
  • The Thunder and their opponents have hit the over in five of those 10 games.
  • The Thunder’s last 10 games have ended with an average of 228.8 points scored. That’s 2.2 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Thunder’s per-game scoring average across their past 10 games is 0.5 points lower than their season-long average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • The Thunder have been favored on the moneyline 22 total times this season. They’ve gone 21-1 in those games.
  • Oklahoma City has won all six games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -1190 or shorter.
  • The Thunder have an implied moneyline win probability of 92.2% in this game.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.1 (fifth in NBA) 42.4 (first) 44.8 (13th) 44 (16th) 26.1 (13th) 12.3 (second)

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Mavericks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Mavericks have a 6-3 ATS record in road games so far while going 3-6 overall in those contests.
  • Mavericks games have gone over the set point total three times on the road this year.
  • This season on the road the Mavericks and their opponents have averaged a total of 231.6 points per contest, 0.6 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Mavericks Recent Trends

  • The Mavericks are 5-5 overall and 7-3 against the spread in their past 10 games.
  • Mavericks’ last 10 games saw three hit the over.
  • The last 10 Mavericks games averaged 233.7 total points, 2.7 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Across their past 10 games, the Mavericks have scored 2.9 more points per contest compared to their 111.4 PPG season-long scoring average.

Mavericks Betting Records

  • Dallas has entered the game as underdogs 16 times this season and won five, or 31.2%, of those games.
  • The Mavericks have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +740.
  • The Mavericks have a 11.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (24th in NBA) 45.6 (sixth) 44.9 (12th) 48.3 (28th) 24.7 (26th) 15.3 (24th)
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