The Dallas Mavericks (1-2) are still looking for their first road win of the season, but they have a great opportunity to check that off the list at the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. The Nets (1-3) are coming off a 110-99 loss to Milwaukee on Wednesday night and are playing their first back-to-back of the season.
Before Betting on Mavericks vs. Nets
The first thing to evaluate in the Mavericks vs Nets matchup is if Steve Nash will be doing any load management early in this young season with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, or Ben Simmons. Maybe since it is early in the year those three will be a full-go on the back to back to try to work on conditioning.
Durant and Irving both played 38+ minutes in the loss to the Bucks, a game that was close until Milwaukee outscored Brooklyn 32-23 in the fourth quarter. Durant had 33 points, but he lost the head-to-head battle with Giannis Antetokounmpo who had 43 points and 14 rebounds. On the bright side the Nets held Milwaukee’s back court combo of Jevon Carter and Jrue Holiday to a combined 20 points after giving up 76 total to Ja Morant and Desmond Bane in the 134-124 loss to Memphis on Monday.
Dallas is 0-2 on the road this season, but those losses have come 107-105 at Phoenix in the season opener and then 113-111 in New Orleans on Tuesday. The Mavericks get a fatigued Brooklyn team on Thursday night which means Luka Doncic should have another big night as he’s started off the season averaging 34.7/9/7.7. Dallas is also getting nice production from Christian Wood (24.3 ppg) as well as Spencer Dinwiddie (18.0) so the loss of Jalen Brunson to the Knicks in the offseason hasn’t hurt their scoring – just their win/loss tally.
Dallas vs Brooklyn NBA Offshore Betting Odds
| Offshore Sportsbook | Moneyline | Total | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | Mavs (-150) | Nets (+130) | 225 | Mavs -2.5 (-115) | Nets +2.5 (-105) |
| Bovada | Mavs (-145) | Nets (+125) | 225.5 | Mavs -2.5 (-110) | Nets +2.5 (-110) |
| BetUS | Mavs (-140) | Nets (+120) | 225.5 | Mavs -2.5 (-110) | Nets +2.5 (-110) |
| SportsBetting.ag | Mavs (-150) | Nets (+130) | 225 | Mavs -2.5 (-115) | Nets +2.5 (-105) |
| Pinnacle | Mavs (-148) | Nets (+133) | 225.5 | Mavs -3 (-107) | Nets +3 (-103) |
| MyBookie | Mavs (-153) | Nets (+125) | 225.5 | Mavs -2.5 (-110) | Nets +2.5 (-110) |
Mavericks vs Nets Prediction & Pick
Playing on the back-to-back should have an effect on Brooklyn on Thursday night, especially with the aggressive Mavericks defense that is giving up the fifth fewest points in the NBA early in the season (105.3). That, combined with Doncic being on fire early and Wood / Dinwiddie doing their part should push Dallas to their first away victory of the season while covering the 3+ number. Pick: Dallas -2.5 (-110)
