Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets Free Pick and Betting Odds. The 50-32 Dallas Mavericks are set to take on the 56-26 Houston Rockets in this 1st play-off game of a 7 series at the Toyota Center tonight April 18, 2015, tip off time is set for 9:30 PM EST.
Wagering Odds
Point Spread: Houston -5.5
O/U Total: 213
The Rockets are coming into this playoff round as the second seed in the West after meeting the Utah Jazz in the final game of the season. There will be plenty of action to watch tonight as Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki and Tyson Chandler will be facing their former teammates Corey Brewer and Jason Terry from the 2011 Championship NBA squad. Another player who will be watched tonight is former Houston star Chandler Parsons who signed with the Mavericks when Dallas wouldn’t match their offer. Parson’s hasn’t had a spectacular year only averaging 15.7 points per game compared to his run with the Rockets and against his former team mates he has only produced an average of 13.3 points per game and a 39% shooting average.
Offensive stars Nowitzki is averaging 17.3 PPG, while Chandler pitches in an additional 10.1 and the talented Monta Ellis who is leading the team with 19 points per game average. Hopefully the lingering injuries to Ellis won’t prevent him from playing his best game in this series. The Mavericks have been averaging over 105.2 points per game this season with their big men while the Rockets are nipping on their heels at 103.9. Defensively the Mav’s have been allowing 102.3 points per game while the Rockets have been a little more stingy allowing only 100 points per game.
The Mavericks have been superior at the free throw line scoring an average of 75.2 % compared to the Rockets 71.5. The Rockets however have the edge from outside the Arc scoring 11.4% to the Mavericks 8.9%.
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Mavericks vs Rockets Playoff Schedule
Game 2 – April 21, 9:30 PM ET, Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets
Game 3 – April 24, 7:00 PM ET, Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
Game 4 – April 26, 9:30 PM ET, Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
Game 5 – April 28, TBD, Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets
Game 6 – April 30, TBD, Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
Game 7 – May 2, TBD, Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets
Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets Betting Trends
The Mavericks are 6-14 against the spread in their last 20 games.
Dallas is 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games playing Houston
The game total has gone under in 4 of Dallas’s last 5 games playing Houston.
Houston is 10-3 straight up in its last 13 games.
The total has gone over in all of Houston’s last 5 games at home.
The total has gone over in 5 of Houston’s last 7 game at home playing Dallas.
Injury Report
DALLAS
Devin Harris
HOUSTON
Patrick Beverley
K.J. McDaniels
Donatas Motiejunas
Consensus Betting
Dallas: 46%
Houston: 54%
Free NBA Pick
You’re not got to make a living betting on sports laying points with any regularity. That being said, certain situations do support playing a point spread favorite. Tonight’s game with Houston favored by 5.5 is a perfect example of that. The home team was the victor in all four meeting this season not only getting the win but also the spread cover. The Rockets have won by more this line in 6 of their L7 and are our play here.
Take the Houston Rockets -5.5
