Odds, tips and predictions for San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks

The San Antonio Spurs And Dallas Mavericks open their season on Thursday. Tipoff from American Airlines Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Let's analyze the 24/7 NBA odds from BetMGM Sportsbook Spurs vs. Mavericks Opportunities and meet our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season Series: First Meeting; Dallas went 4-0 last season

The Spurs posted a 22-60 record in 2023-24, the C's first season Victor Wembanyama era for San Antonio. The Spurs acquired F Harrison Barnes from the Sacramento Kings in July – part of a three-team deal with the Chicago Bulls – and signed G Chris Paulwho averaged just 9.2 points per game (PPG) with the Golden State Warriors last season.

The Mavericks posted a 50-32 record last season – good for 5th place in the Western Conference – and fought their way through the playoffs before losing 4-1 to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. The highlight of their offseason was the signing of G Klay Thompson from the Warriors – part of a 6-team sign-and-trade – to form a Big 3 alongside G Luka Doncic and G Kyrie Irving.

Spurs at Mavericks odds

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• Moneyline (ML): Spurs +310 (bet $100 to win $310) | Mavericks -400 (bet $400 to win $100)
• Against the Spread (ATS): Spores +8.5 (-105) | Mavericks -8.5 (-115)
• Over/Under (O/U): 227.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Spurs at Mavericks key injuries

Spurs

• G Devin Vassell (foot) out

outsider

• G Dante Exum (wrist) out

For the latest updates: Official NBA Injury Report.

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Spurs at Mavericks tips and predictions

forecast

Mavericks 111, Spurs 110

Money line

The Mavericks (-400) will likely beat the Spurs for the fifth straight meeting, but this line has too much momentum to recommend.

HAPPEN. Instead, bet on the spread and/or the total.

Against the spread

While Spurs struggled overall in the 2023/24 season, they finished the season on a high note, covering 9 of their last 11 games. Their regular season win total is 35.5 (O: -120 | U: +100 at BetMGM Sportsbook), so the market expects them to take a big step forward this year with Barnes and Paul.

According to Teamrankings.com, Dallas was nothing special at home last season, going 26-25 ATS. It will take time to fully integrate Thompson into the offense, and scoring 8.5 points against an improved Spurs team seems like an overreaction to last season's impressive playoff run.

Betting tracks +8.5 (-105).

Over/Under

Dallas was the third-best under bet with a 20-31 O/U (60.8%) record when playing at home last season.

San Antonio had a 17-22-2 O/U record in away games, the seventh-highest winning percentage for the Unders. We can only assume that Wembanyama will continue to develop as a defender this season. Signing Paul also gives him another leader on defense – and hopefully helps us take this under!

BET UNDER 227.5 (-110).

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