Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for December 28

Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks Game Info

• Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• Venue: Moda Center -- Portland, Oregon
• Coverage: KATU and KFAA

The Dallas Mavericks (20-11) square off against the Portland Trail Blazers (10-20) as 4.5-point favorites on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on KATU and KFAA. The over/under for the matchup is set at 222.5.

Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks Odds & Spread

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Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Mavericks win (72.7%)

Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks Betting Trends

• The Mavericks have put together a record of 19-12-0 against the spread this season.
• The Trail Blazers are 15-14-1 against the spread this year.
• Mavericks games have finished with a final combined score above the over/under 16 times out of 30 chances this season.
• Trail Blazers games this year have hit the over on 15 of 30 set point totals (50%).
• Dallas has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered nine times in 15 games when playing at home, and it has covered 10 times in 16 games on the road.
• The Mavericks have eclipsed the total in a lower percentage of games at home (33.3%) than road games (68.8%).
• In 2024-25 against the spread, Portland has a better winning percentage at home (.571, 8-6-0 record) than on the road (.438, 7-8-1).
• Trail Blazers games have finished above the over/under 64.3% of the time at home (nine of 14), and 37.5% of the time on the road (six of 16).

Mavericks Leaders

• Luka Doncic averages 28.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 7.8 assists, shooting 46.4% from the floor and 35.4% from downtown, with 3.4 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Kyrie Irving averages 23.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists, shooting 48.2% from the field and 44.7% from beyond the arc, with 3.1 made 3-pointers per game.
• Daniel Gafford averages 12.1 points, 6.1 boards and 1.3 assists, shooting 72.1% from the floor (first in league).
• P.J. Washington averages 12.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists, shooting 44.9% from the floor and 39.4% from beyond the arc, with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game.
• Dereck Lively is averaging 8.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists.

Trail Blazers Leaders

• Deni Avdija averages 13 points, 5.8 boards and 3.2 assists. He is also draining 44.6% of his shots from the field and 36.4% from 3-point range, with 1.5 triples per contest.
• Anfernee Simons' numbers on the season are 17 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. He is draining 40.8% of his shots from the field and 32% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.4 treys.
• The Trail Blazers are receiving 15 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game from Jerami Grant.
• The Trail Blazers are getting 14.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game from Deandre Ayton.
• Toumani Camara's numbers on the season are 8.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest. He is making 41.9% of his shots from the field and 34.6% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.5 treys.

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