The Dallas Mavericks play the San Antonio Spurs as 7.5-point favorites on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET on TNT. This matchup is the 2024-25 season opener for both teams. The matchup’s over/under is set at 231.5.
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Mavericks vs. Spurs Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game day: Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Game time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV channel: TNT
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- Arena: American Airlines Center
- Favorite: Mavericks (-7.5)
- Total: 231.5
Mavericks vs. Spurs Betting Statistics
- Dallas covered 48 times in 82 games with a spread last season.
- When playing as at least 7.5-point favorites last season, the Mavericks had an ATS record of 12-6.
- A total of 36 Mavericks games last season went over the point total.
- San Antonio put together a 43-38-1 record against the spread last season.
- The Spurs had an ATS record of 24-22 when playing as at least 7.5-point underdogs last year.
- In Spurs games last year, the combined scoring went over the point total 39 times.
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Mavericks Trends & Top Players
- The Mavericks made 48.1% of their shots from the field last season, which was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Spurs allowed to their opponents (48.7%).
- Dallas had a 33-3 record against the spread and a 32-4 straight-up record in games it shot higher than 48.7% from the field.
- Dallas assembled a 30-9 record against the spread and a 29-10 straight-up record in games last season when the team hit more than 37.3% of its three-point attempts.
- Last year, the Mavericks scored just 0.7 fewer points per game (117.9) than the Spurs gave up (118.6).
- When Dallas put up more than 118.6 points last season, it went 32-6 against the spread and 33-5 overall.
- Luka Doncic averaged 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game last season.
- Doncic knocked down 4.1 threes per game a season ago.
Spurs Trends & Top Players
- The Spurs shot at a 46.2% rate from the field last season, 1.3 percentage points fewer than the 47.5% shooting opponents of the Mavericks averaged.
- San Antonio had compiled a 28-6 record against the spread and an 18-16 straight up record in games it shot over 47.5% from the field.
- San Antonio went 24-12 ATS and 14-22 overall when the team made more than 36.8% of its three-point attempts.
- The Spurs’ 112.1 points per game last year were only 3.5 fewer points than the 115.6 the Mavericks allowed to opponents.
- San Antonio put together a 27-8 ATS record and a 17-18 overall record last season in games it scored more than 115.6 points.
- Victor Wembanyama tallied 21.4 points and 10.6 boards per game last season.
- Tre Jones dispensed 6.2 assists per game while scoring 10 PPG.
- Devin Vassell knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.4 per contest a season ago.