Game Preview: Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets
Oct 21, 2026 8:40 PM
TV: SCHN
Toyota Center (Houston) (Indoors), Houston, TX
72.7ºF2.7mph SDallas Mavericks
W: 7L: 4
L5:LLWLWL5 ATS:LLWLW
110
Final
128Final
Houston Rockets
W: 8L: 3
L5:WLWLWL5 ATS:WLWLW
Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets meet at Toyota Center (Houston) on Wednesday October 21 at 8:40 PM. Dallas Mavericks have won 2 of their last 5 games, and Houston Rockets have won 3.
Sportsbooks have Houston Rockets as the favorite, with the moneyline at -425 and the spread at -9.5. 21% of public spread bets are on Houston Rockets. The game total is 230.
Scroll down for the community's top picks and more stats on this game. The other tabs have the best available odds and a place to enter your own picks.
Our Insight
Public Money
+325
moneyline27%
bets13%
money-14%
diff-425
moneyline72%
bets86%
money+14%
diff+9.5
spread78%
bets81%
money+3%
diff-9.5
spread21%
bets18%
money-3%
diffOver
230
total76%
bets79%
money+3%
diffUnder
230
total23%
bets20%
money-3%
diffLine Movement
Houston Rockets - Moneyline
Dallas Mavericks - Moneyline
Houston Rockets - Spread
Dallas Mavericks - Spread
Total
Schedule
Game
Result
ATS
O/U
Fri, Oct 16
vs.
Atlanta Hawks
111-135
-1.5
236.5
Wed, Oct 14
vs.
New Orleans Pelicans
97-101
+3.5
230.5
Sun, Oct 11
@
Houston Rockets
132-115
+1.5
231
Fri, Oct 9
vs.
Houston Rockets
117-135
+3
229.5
Fri, Jul 17
@
New York Knicks
110-88
-2.5
175.5
Game
Result
ATS
O/U
Oct 11 2026
DAL@ HOU
DAL132-115
DAL+1.5
231
Oct 9 2026
HOU@ DAL
HOU135-117
HOU-3
229.5
Jan 31 2026
DAL@ HOU
HOU111-107
DAL+10.5
222.5
Jan 3 2026
HOU@ DAL
DAL110-104
DAL+7.5
228.5
Dec 6 2025
HOU@ DAL
DAL122-109
DAL+6.5
221.5
Game
Result
ATS
O/U
Thu, Oct 15
vs.
Oklahoma City Thunder
116-89
+2.5
229.5
Sun, Oct 11
vs.
Dallas Mavericks
115-132
-1.5
231
Fri, Oct 9
@
Dallas Mavericks
135-117
-3
229.5
Sat, Jul 18
@
Memphis Grizzlies
90-101
+6.5
186.5
Thu, Jul 16
vs.
Brooklyn Nets
100-83
+5.5
183.5
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