Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder
Stadium: American Airlines Center (Dallas)
18.01.2025 04:30
Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on January 17. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.
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The Mavericks are coming off a three-game losing streak against Oklahoma. The team still can't count on Luka Doncic because of injury, but they have already waited for Kyrie Irving to return to the lineup. That didn't help Dallas. First, the Texans lost twice at home to Denver - 101:112 and 98:118, and then failed on the road against New Orleans - 116:119.
In total, the Mavs have just two wins in a stretch of their last ten games. In the absence of Doncic, Dallas became noticeably weaker and fell out of the playoff zone. At the moment, the Texas team is in seventh place in the Western Conference with a balance of 22-19.
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Thunder are approaching the upcoming game, on the contrary, with a winning streak of four consecutive games. Recall that earlier Oklahoma set a club record by winning 15 games in a row, and then lost away to Cleveland (122:129). The team then went on to defeat other representatives of the East - New York (126:101), Washington (136:95) and Philadelphia (118:102), and then, returning home, took a convincing revenge on Cleveland (134:114).
H2H Meetings
This season, the rivals have met twice. First, Dallas beat Oklahoma away in a match of the usual regular championship - 121:119. Then the Thunder took revenge on the Mavericks at home in the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup - 118:104.
Also recall that the rivals faced each other in the past playoffs in the semifinals of the Western Conference - Dallas closed the series with Oklahoma in six games.
Expert Betting Tips
Oklahoma has met almost no resistance in the Western Conference this season, winning 34 out of 40 games and confidently occupying the first line in the standings. Most likely, in the game with Dallas, the Thunder will also easily confirm the status of favorite, because the Mavs now also have big problems associated with the absence of Luka Doncic. We bet on a convincing victory for Oklahoma.
Total Under 224.5 for 1.91
Handicap 2 (+8.5) for 1.95
Total Under 224.5 for 1.93
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