Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks odds, tips and betting trends

Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks odds, tips and betting trends | 1/31/2026

The Dallas Mavericks (19-29) aim to stop a three-game losing streak when visiting the Houston Rockets (29-17) at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Toyota Center. The game airs on ABC.

The Rockets enter their game against the Mavericks as double-digit favorites. The Rockets are favored by 11.5 points. The matchup’s point total is set at 220.5.

Rockets vs. Mavericks betting odds

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Spread: Houston -11.5Total: 220.5Moneyline: Houston -559, Dallas +420Watch this game on Fubo!Mavericks at Rockets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Rockets (- 11.5)Pick OU: Over (220.5)Prediction: Rockets 121 – Mavericks 108MoneylineThe Rockets are 27-15 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.3% of those games).Houston has a record of 8-3 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -559 or shorter (winning 72.7%).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rockets have an implied win probability of 84.8%.This season, the Mavericks have won 11 out of the 31 games, or 35.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.This season, Dallas has won one of its four games when it is the underdog by at least +420 on the moneyline.The moneyline for this contest implies a 19.2% chance of a victory for the Mavericks.Against the spreadThe 116.1 points per game the Rockets score are only 0.6 fewer points than the Mavericks give up (116.7).Houston has a 14-9 record against the spread and a 17-6 record overall when putting up more than 116.7 points.Dallas has put together a 19-10 ATS record and a 16-13 overall record in games it scores more than 110 points.Houston is 18-14 against the spread and 25-7 overall when it gives up fewer than 114.2 points.The Rockets are the league’s 16th-ranked scoring team (116.1 PPG), while the Mavericks allow the rank 21st in points per game (116.7) in NBA action.The 22nd-ranked scoring NBA team (114.2 PPG) is Dallas, while the Houston squad ranks second in the league defensively (110 PPG).The Rockets have out-scored their opponents by a total of 279 points this season (6.1 points per game on average), and opponents of the Mavericks have out-scored them by 119 more points on the year (2.5 per game).Over/UnderHouston’s average implied point total this season is 1.3 more points than its implied total in Saturday’s game (117.3 implied points on average compared to 116 implied points in this game).So far this season, Houston has put up more than 116 points 23 times.Dallas’ average implied point total on the year (118.5 points) is 13.5 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (105 points).How to watch Rockets vs. MavericksGame day: Saturday, January 31, 2026Game time: 8:30 p.m. ETLocation: Houston, TexasArena: Toyota CenterTV channel: ABC (WLS – Chicago, IL)Live stream: Watch this game on FuboWatch this game on Fubo!

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