NBA Best Bets: Mavericks vs. Rockets Picks for February 8

Published 3:33 pm Friday, February 7, 2025

The Houston Rockets (32-19) are underdogs (by 4.5 points) to end a four-game road losing streak when they visit the Dallas Mavericks (27-25) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET.

Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Saturday’s game, before you make a wager on this contest?

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Mavericks vs. Rockets Game Info

• When: Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET
• Where: American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
• TV: SCHN and KFAA
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Mavericks vs. Rockets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 4.5)

• Dallas’ record against the spread is 26-26-0.
• Against the spread, Houston is 29-22-0 this season.
• The Mavericks’ ATS record as 4.5-point favorites or more is 11-8.
• The Rockets are 5-4 as 4.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Under (226.5)

• Mavericks games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 226.5 points 30 times.
• The Rockets have played 24 games this season that finished with a combined score over 226.5 points.
• Dallas has an average total of 227.9 in its contests this year, 1.4 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• Houston’s games this season have had an average of 222.4 points, 4.1 fewer points than this game’s point total.
• The Mavericks score the seventh-most points in the NBA this season, while the Rockets’ offense puts up the 11th-most.
• The Mavericks are the league’s 23rd-ranked scoring defense while the Rockets are the eighth-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (+145)

• The Mavericks have entered the game as favorites 26 times this season and won 17, or 65.4%, of those games.
• The Rockets have been underdogs in 19 games this season and have come away with the win nine times (47.4%) in those contests.
• Dallas has a record of 14-5, a 73.7% win rate, when it’s favored by -175 or more by bookmakers this season.
• This year, Houston has won three of eight games when listed as at least +145 or better on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mavericks have a 63.6% chance to win.

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