Brooklyn Nets vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction 3/31/25 NBA Picks

Dallas Mavericks Betting Preview 

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Magic and Bulls, and they play the Hawks, Clippers, and Lakers next. The Mavs have won four of their last five games and are currently in a play-in tournament spot.

The Dallas Mavericks are averaging 115 points on 47.8 percent shooting and allowing 115.2 points on 46.9 percent shooting. Anthony Davis is averaging 17.8 points and 4.3 assists, while Kai Jones is averaging 21 points and 8 rebounds. PJ Washington is the third double-digit scorer, and Klay Thompson is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Dallas Mavericks are shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc and 77.7 percent from the free-throw line. The Dallas Mavericks are allowing 36.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43 rebounds per game.

Why the Dallas Mavericks will win

• The Mavericks have won each of their last nine games as favorites against the Nets.
• The Nets have lost each of their last four games following a win.
• The Mavericks have covered the spread in five of their last six games.
• The Nets have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five night games against Southwest Division opponents that held a losing record.

Why the Brooklyn Nets will win

• The Mavericks have lost four of their last five games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents following a win.
• The road team has won each of the Nets' last four games.
• The Mavericks have failed to cover the spread in each of their last eight home games against Atlantic Division opponents that held a losing record.
• The road team has covered the spread in each of the last five games between the Nets and Mavericks.

Brooklyn Nets vs Dallas Mavericks Injury Report 

The Mavs will be without Kyrie Irving, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Dante Exum, Dereck Lively II, and Daniel Gafford. PJ Washington and Kai Jones are questionable.

The Nets will be Cam Thomas, Noah Clowney, and Day’Ron Sharpe. Cameron Johnson is questionable with a back injury.

Brooklyn Nets vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction

I know the Nets aren’t a good team, and the Mavs are getting healthier and need to keep winning if they’re going to make the play-in tournament. I get it. That doesn’t mean we just throw out a bunch of numbers. The Mavs have been in a free-fall play-wise and injury-wise since the Luka trade, and just because AD is back doesn’t mean everything is good again. This will be just the fourth time since Christmas when the Mavs are double-digit favorites. Also, the Nets aren’t winning, but they’re a profitable 40-34-1 ATS in the season. If forced to pick, I’m grabbing the points with the Nets. The Mavs being this big of a favorite is nuts.