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NBA Picks: Mavericks vs. Thunder Best Bet 5/7/24

Dallas Mavericks (50-32 SU, 52-36 ATS) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (57-25 SU, 50-36 ATS)

When: Tuesday, May 7th, 9:30 PM (ET)

Where: Paycom Center, OK, Oklahoma City

TV: TNT

Point Spread: Dal +3.5/OKC -3.5 (We”ve got a NEW 100% bonus at Xbet!)

Total: 218

Money Line: Dallas Mavericks +136/-162

Notable Injuries

Mavericks

  • Maxi Kleber (Out) Shoulder
  • Luka Doncic (Probable) Knee
  • Olivier-Maxence Prosper (Out) Ankle

Thunder

None

Game one of this Western Conference second-round series between the Mavericks and Thunder tips off at 9:30 PM ET from the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. TNT is carrying Tuesday night’s game on TV. Oklahoma City is the 3.5-point favorite at home and are -162 on the money line. The Mavericks are +136, and the over/under line is sitting at 218 points.

Kyrie Irving had a big game for the Mavericks, scoring 30 points and hitting five threes. Luka Doncic also added 28 points and 13 assists. Dallas won the game 114-101 and closed out their series vs. the Clippers with a 4-2 series win.

As a team, the Mavericks hit 12 threes on 33.3% shooting from beyond the arc. P.J. Washington also added 14 points and hit four threes. On the defensive end, Dallas held the Clippers to 101 points and 41% shooting from the field.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a double-double in the Thunder’s 97-89 win over the Pelicans, as he finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds. With the win, the Thunder swept the series, winning it 4-0. In the series-clinching win, the Thunder were able to pick up the win on the road.

Offensively, the Thunder hit 12 threes, and both Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 24 points. Williams also added eight rebounds and hit two threes. As a team, the Thunder hit 30% of their threes and 42.7% of their shots from the field.

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Dallas is 13-19 as the underdog this season and is the underdog today by 3.5 points. In their games as the underdog, the average scoring margin is -5.5 points per game.

For the season, the Mavericks have an O/U record of 40-48 and have hit the over in three straight games. Today’s line is set at 218, and their games have averaged 231.7 points per game.

In their last game, the Mavericks beat the Clippers by a score of 114-101. The O/U line for that game was 209 points. Dallas covered the spread as 8-point favorites.

Dallas is 52-36 against the spread this season, including a 29-15 ATS record on the road. They have covered the spread in two straight games and have an average ATS scoring margin of +1.2 points per game on the road.

The Mavericks are currently 5th in the Western Conference with a record of 50-32. Against Western Conference opponents, they are 31-21 compared to 19-11 in non-conference games.

Today, the Thunder are looking to extend their win streak to 10 games as they face the Mavericks. In the Western Conference, Oklahoma City is the top seed with a record of 57-25.

Oklahoma City is favored by 3.5 points in today’s game and has gone 51-14 as the favorite this season. As the favorite, they have covered the spread in three straight games and have an ATS record of 38-27.

In their last game, the Thunder defeated the Pelicans by a score of 97-89. They were favored by 4.5 points in that game and have an ATS record of 50-36 for the season.

The O/U line for today’s game is set at 218 points, and the Thunder have seen an average of 231 points in their games this season. Their games have averaged an O/U line of 231.3 points.

Oklahoma City’s O/U record for the season is 45-40-1, and their last two games have finished below the posted over/under lines. Today’s line of 218 is lower than 81 of their previous games.

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