Mavericks vs Jazz Predictions: Odds, Expert Picks, Expected Starting Lineups, Betting Trends and Stats

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The Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz meet for the second time in the early season for the lone game on Thursday’s NBA slate.

Dallas is 5-6 on the year and is coming off the emotional loss to the Warriors in Klay Thompson’s return game. Thomspon had 22 points, but it was Steph Curry (who scored 12 straight in the 4Q) who stole the show. Dallas has lost three games in a row and four of its last five. This away contest is the finale of a three-game road trip.

Utah is 2-9 this season. The Jazz started 0-7 and are 2-2 in their last four games with wins over the Bulls (135-126) and Spurs (111-110). Utah and Dallas are evenly matched, but the Jazz have a four-game road trip after this home contest, while Dallas heads home.

With that said, let’s dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the match, including the latest information on how to catch opening tips, expected line-ups, recent team performances, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Details and how to watch Mavericks @ Jazz

● Date: Thursday 14 November 2024
● Time: 9:00 PM ET
● Location: Delta Center
● City: Salt Lake City, Utah
● TV/Streaming: NBA TV

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Betting Odds for Mavericks @ Jazz

The latest odds from Thursday afternoon:
● Moneyline: Utah Jazz (+320), Dallas Mavericks (-400)
● Spread: Dallas -9
● Total: 232.5

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Probable starting lineups for Utah and Dallas

· Dallas Mavericks (5-6)

PG Luka Doncic
SG Kyrie Irving
SF Klay Thompson
PF Naji Marshall — PJ Washington is out
C Daniel Gafford — Derek Lively is back

· Utah Jazz (2-8)

PG Keyonte George
SG Collin Sexton
SF Cody Williams
PF Lauri Markkanen
C John Collins — Walker Kessler is out

Top betting trends and insights to know ahead of Mavericks @ Warriors

  • Dallas is 4-6-1 ATS this season and 0-1 ATS as a road favorite.
  • Dallas is 6-5 to Under this year, but 3-1 to Over on the road.
  • Utah is 6-4 under this season and 3-2 under at home.
  • Luka Doncic has scored 30 or more points in four of the last six games.
  • Klay Thompson scored 16 or fewer points in seven straight games until 22 against Golden State.
  • Kyrie Irving scored 21, 29 and 43 points in the last three games.
  • Lauri Markkanen has collected 37 points in the last two games after a combined 15 in the previous two.
  • Collin Sexton has scored 14 or more points in four straight games and seven of 10 games.

Notable player props for the Mavericks @ Warriors

Highest point props

  • Luka Doncic O/U 29.5 Points
  • Kyrie Irving O/U 24.5 Points
  • Lauri Markkanen O/U 20.5 Points
  • John Collins O/U 16.5 points
  • Klay Thompson O/U 16.5 points

Highest rebounding props

  • John Collins O/U 9.5 rebounds
  • Luka Donic O/U 8.5 rebounds
  • Lauri Markkanen O/U 7.5 Rebounds
  • Daniel Gafford O/U 6.5 rebounds

Supreme helper props

  • Luka Doncic O/U 8.5 Assists
  • Kyrie Irving O/U 5.5 Assists
  • Keyonte George O/U 5.5 Assists
  • Jordan Clarkson O/U 4.5 Assists

Expert picks and predictions for the Mavericks @ Jazz

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NBC Sports Betting Best Bets

Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes Klay Thompson going below his 20.5 points + rebounds performance vs. Utah and after the emotional return to Golden State:

“Klay Thompson went over his 18.5 points + rebounds for us against the Warriors. He combined for 26 points and rebounds and played a season-high 34 minutes.

Now Thompson’s prop goes from 18.5 to 20.5, which doesn’t make sense given the more than likely lack of focus on this game after playing in the Chase Center where he helped the Warriors win four rings.

This is an ideal fade spot for Thompson, who is averaging 14.5 points and 3.7 rebounds on the season (18.2 P+R). I like Thompson to go below his 20.5 points + rebounds (-115 odds) in Utah.”

Here are the best bets our model projects for the Mavericks and Jazz:

· Moneyline: NBC Sports finds confidence to take on Dallas at ML (-400)
· Spread: NBC Sports has strong confidence in Dallas -9 on the spread
· Total: NBC Sports has low confidence for a game of the UNDER 232.5 point total

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