The Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks headline Saturday’s NBA slate.
The pregame narrative: The Bucks are steadily climbing the Eastern Conference rankings while the Dallas Mavericks are fighting for position in the loaded West. I’ve got prop picks on Kyrie Irving and Brook Lopez in this exciting matchup.
Check out my Bucks vs. Mavericks prop picks for March 1.
Bucks vs. Mavericks prop picks
Best bet: Irving over 28.5 points (-112)
There’s no better time for Irving to step up as a scorer.
Anthony Davis remains out for the time being and this is a great matchup for the shifty playmaker.
The Bucks allow the most points per game (25.91) to point guards, per Fantasy Pros.
Irving has cleared this line in four of the past six games, clearing 35 points twice and scoring 42 points against the Golden State Warriors on Feb. 12.
He’s playing a ton of minutes right now as he continues attempting to carry the weight of the Mavericks offence on his shoulders.
Dallas’ injury report is loaded. I’ll touch on that more later but it forced Irving to play 39.4 minutes per game in February to keep his team competitive in pursuit of a playoff position.
I expect the same tonight and it’s an A-plus matchup for Irving to take advantage of.
Key stat: Irving has only suited up in one game vs. the Bucks since the acquisition of Damian Lillard. He scored 39 points on 16-of-29 shooting in that contest.
Quick pick
Lopez over 13.5 points (-118): Let’s revisit the injuries on the Mavericks, more specifically to big men.
- Anthony Davis (out)
- Derek Lively (out)
- Daniel Gafford (out)
- P.J. Washington (questionable)
The front office signed Moses Brown to a 10-day contract and the seven-footer added much-needed size to the lineup but replacing that production is a lot to ask.
Enter Brook Lopez. The Veteran big man has cleared this line in four of the past five games, averaging 18.2 points.
He should be well-equipped in the Bucks’ gameplan tonight and he should see an uptick to his inside scoring.
Picks made at 4:25 p.m. ET 03/01/2025.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.