DALLAS

MAVERICKSDAL

0-1  |  Road

110
FINAL
Wed, Oct 21 • 8:30 PM ET
Toyota Center (Houston)
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HOUSTON

ROCKETSHOU

1-0  |  Home

128
Key Game
Marcus Sasser
KEY GAME

Marcus Sasser

#8 | Guard
@
Bruce Thornton
KEY GAME

Bruce Thornton

#2 | Guard
Player
Marcus Sasser None-None
Bruce Thornton None-None
None-None W-L None-None
AI Model Win Probability
MAVERICKS
21%
📊
ROCKETS
79%
MAVERICKS 23% Book Odds: +338
ROCKETS 80% Book Odds: -390
Book Implied: 22.80% / 79.60%
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
225.0
Projected
Book Total
230.5
Over / Under Line
▼ Edge: +5.5 (Under)
Over 230.5 39%
Under 230.5 61%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-11.0
HOUSTON
Book Spread
-10
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.0 points (Houston)
MavericksDAL (+10) 0 RocketsHOU (-10)
Houston Rockets (-10) expected to cover
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Mavericks Cover

13.6%

Rockets Cover

86.4%

+30+20+100-10-20-30
Distribution centered around HOU -11.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (HOU)

DAL By 1-7 points

9.3%

DAL By 8-14 points

2.7%

HOU By 1-7 points

21.6%

HOU By 8-14 points

27.4%

AI Model Projected Score
107
DALLAS
Book Implied: 110.20
118
HOUSTON
Book Implied: 120.20
Simulated Score
110
DALLAS
Book Implied: 110.20
118
HOUSTON
Book Implied: 120.20
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement 👑 Top Selection
AI Rockets Win
79% Win Prob
A
Sim Rockets Win
71% Win Prob
A
Point Spread (ATS)
Divergence
AI Rockets (-10) Win
Proj Spread: -11.0
D
Sim Mavericks (+10) Loss
Proj Spread: +8.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
Agreement
AI u230.5 Loss
Proj Total: 225.0
B
Sim u230.5 Loss
Proj Total: 228.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Oct 30, 2026 HOU @ DAL 111 - 116
Oct 21, 2026 DAL @ HOU 110 - 128
Jan 31, 2026 DAL @ HOU 107 - 111
Jan 3, 2026 HOU @ DAL 104 - 110
Dec 6, 2025 HOU @ DAL 109 - 122
Key Model Drivers
Steals (L5) +20.8% more
Houston: 10.0 vs Dallas: 8.3
Blocks (L5) +15.2% more
Houston: 6.1 vs Dallas: 5.3
Assists (L5) +30.3% more
Dallas: 28.1 vs Houston: 19.6
Rebounding (L5) +10.6% more
Dallas: 46.8 vs Houston: 41.8
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
DAL Score 107.0 110
HOU Score 118.0 128
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
3pt Field Goal % 28.3 / 37.6 44.0 / 30.0
Assists 19.6 / 28.1 32.0 / 20.0
Blocks 6.1 / 5.3 2.0 / 4.0
Field Goal % 41.3 / 46.3 53.0 / 52.0
Free Throw % 74.9 / 84.1 72.0 / 65.0
Rebounding 41.8 / 46.8 42.0 / 33.0
Steals 10.0 / 8.3 11.0 / 12.0
Turnovers 13.4 / 12.5 16.0 / 21.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: +250 / -310 → +338 / -390 ↑
8%TICKETS92%
26%MONEY74%
Spread (ATS)
Open: +8.5 / -8.5 → +10 / -10 ↑
55%TICKETS45%
48%MONEY52%
Total (O/U)
Open: 226.5 → 230.5 ↑
73%TICKETS27%
82%MONEY18%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
DAL
4-3-0 (57.1%)
Margin: 0.0 ATS +/-: +6.2
HOU Advantage
7-1-0 (87.5%)
Margin: 12.9 ATS +/-: +9.3
🎯 ATS (Spread)
DAL
4-3-0 (57.1%)
Margin: 0.0 ATS +/-: +6.2
HOU Advantage
7-1-0 (87.5%)
Margin: 12.9 ATS +/-: +9.3
⚖️ Over/Under
DAL
2-5-0
O: 28.6% / U: 71.4% Total +/-: -7.8
HOU
5-3-0
O: 62.5% / U: 37.5% Total +/-: +1.0