Earlier this week, the Houston Rockets hosted the San Antonio Spurs. Now, they’ll be hosting a different Texas team - the Dallas Mavericks - for a featured matchup on ABC to close out the slate. We hit our pick in that previous Lonestar State showdown, so it’s only fitting to hook you up with a best bet from our Mavericks vs. Rockets predictions for tonight.

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🤔 Mavericks vs. Rockets Predictions for NBA on ABC, 1/31

We mentioned the Rockets previous matchup with the Spurs, and we actually took San Antonio as underdogs to cash another one of our NBA expert picks. We expected them to bounce back the following night against the Atlanta Hawks, and they did so with an 18-point victory. However, that’s not all to factor in for Mavericks vs. Rockets predictions.

That’s because right alongside that win, Mavs rookie Cooper Flagg absolutely went off. His 49 points were the most by a teenager in NBA history! Despite that, Dallas still lost at home to the Charlotte Hornets thanks to another rookie - Kon Knueppel (and Flagg’s former Duke teammate) - scoring 34 points and the game-sealing bucket.

It was the perfect illustration of how the Mavs are a shell of what they should be with a healthy Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis. Therefore, plenty of Mavericks vs. Rockets picks will be supporting Houston, especially at home. That said, any team can beat any other team in the NBA - even the Indiana Pacers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder recently!


Regardless, we’ve still found a valuable way to approach the game to hook you up with a best bet from our Mavericks vs. Rockets predictions.

 

 

 

🔥 Mavericks vs. Rockets Best Bet: Max Christie Over 12.5 Points (-118 at Novig)

We just focused on each team’s most recent matchups, but what absolutely should not be overlooked is that these squads have already met three times this season! It does feel like the Texas teams are playing each other more often than not, so which team has been coming through for Mavericks vs. Rockets predictions?

Without a doubt, that would actually be Dallas, and in dramatic fashion. Going 3-0 against the spread is one thing, but actually beating Kevin Durant and company TWICE as 7.5-point underdogs is another. It is, however, important to note that those two victories were in Dallas; tonight’s game is in Houston.

They’re also without Anthony Davis this time around, but we’re still going to be targeting Dallas with our Mavericks vs. Rockets predictions. We aren’t calling for another upset, but we do expect Cooper Flagg to actually get some help. That would be courtesy of Max Christie; that’s right - no superstar target for us.

His past two games haven’t been overly impressive, but he had hit over his points prop in four straight games prior to that and in eight of 11 games dating back to the end of 2025. Furthermore, the guard has averaged almost 16 points per game against Houston.

There aren’t a ton of spots to go against the Houston defense, but we’ve still got Max Christie over 12.5 points (-118 at Novig) as the best bet from our Mavericks vs. Rockets predictions.

 

 

 

👀 How To Watch Mavericks vs. Rockets Tonight

As mentioned from the start, this is the finale of the slate as the featured ABC game, and here’s how to watch Mavericks vs. Rockets tonight:

  • Where: Toyota Center in Houston, TX
  • When: 8:30 PM ET on 1/31
  • Watch on TV: ABC
  • Where to stream: ESPN+

 

 

 

🔢 Mavericks vs. Rockets Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

Given everything that we’ve shared regarding both Texas squads, the latest Mavericks vs. Rockets odds for tonight at Novig Sportsbook clearly favor Houston:

 

 

 

✍🏼 Mavericks vs. Rockets Injury Report & Latest News

No matchup breakdown is complete without injury notes, leading us to the latest Mavericks vs. Rockets injury news. Both have huge long-term ones with Fred VanVleet, Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis and even Dereck Lively.

As for Mavericks vs. Rockets injuries that have more impact on this game specifically, Dallas rested Naji Marshall on Thursday night. In Houston, Tari Eason and Dorian Finney-Smith both missed Thursday’s game. Keep tabs on all Mavericks vs. Rockets injuries and even the entire league with our Fantasy Alarm NBA injury report.

 

 

 

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