Will the Mavs’ series against OKC last?

In the night from Monday to Tuesday on 18.01.2022 the Dallas Mavericks will meet the Oklahoma City Thunder. The hosts have been very stable lately and have won eight of their last ten games!

Dallas Mavericks – Statistics & current form

As described, the Texans are in a very good phase of the season at the moment. This also applies to the home games: In front of their own crowd, they recently beat the Bulls, who had travelled to the East as league leaders. The Warriors, who are second in the Western Conference, were also defeated as another NBA heavyweight.

But the use of Kristaps Porzingis is still questionable. The playmaking centre is in a quarantine and it is not clear whether he will be able to return to the court against OKC. On the other hand, his absence has hardly affected the home side’s performance so far.

Oklahoma City Thunder – statistics & current form

Oklahoma is only ranked second to last in the West and this is mainly due to the second weakest offence in the NBA. The visitors manage only 102.1 points per 100 possessions. On the offensive side, only Shai Gilgeous-Alexander performs at a higher level.

With an average of 22.5 points per game, the point guard is clearly the best scorer on the City Thunder side. Only two other Oklahoma players also have a double-digit season scoring value, which makes it clear that the visitors’ forward play is lacking.

Dallas Mavericks – Oklahoma City Thunder tip

For the clash between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder, the tip aims for more than 108.5 points by the hosts.

The Mavs are averaging around three points less in their home games compared to the selected limit, but there should be a few more baskets for the home side this time against the in-form visitors.

The prediction is underpinned by OKC’s once again weaker defence away from home. So the prediction would have been incorrect in only one of the past six guest games of City Thunder.