{"id":305623,"date":"2024-10-31T13:22:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T17:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=305623"},"modified":"2024-10-31T13:22:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T17:22:44","slug":"rockets-vs-mavericks-sgp-predictions-october-31-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/rockets-vs-mavericks-sgp-predictions-october-31-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets vs. Mavericks same-game parlay predictions Oct. 31: Back Doncic, Smith at +295"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-369d1e60-225f-4499-8a7a-3863b6ae8b71\">The Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks meet tonight for an intrastate showdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-3a10f6c1-c0af-4156-a32a-495941afe3d5\"><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Luka Doncic is ice cold from 3-point land but I expect him to break out of that funk tonight. Also, expect Houston to cover an alternate spread behind a strong game from Jabari Smith Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-4605d84a-f94f-453c-a11b-9c015351e1d2\">Check out my Rockets vs. Mavericks same-game parlay predictions for Oct. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-2b7a0cf0-527e-4adb-a17d-fee64f4b1869\">Rockets vs. Mavericks predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d6e673fe-4aee-433b-9472-6e1a4b16caa8\"><strong>Parlay: Rockets +10.5 + Doncic over 2.5 threes + Smith Jr. over 18.5 points and rebounds (+295) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8d40ddec-f295-441e-b03c-67e146f505f0\"><strong>Rockets +10.5 (-205):<\/strong> Houston went 1-3 against Dallas last year but covered this line in three of those games, including both at American Airlines Center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:98894\">Embed: #98894<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rockets are also 4-0 against this line this season while the Mavericks are 1-3 (barely covering it in a 120-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs on opening night). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps a blowout game is on the horizon for Dallas, but I can&#8217;t see it happening against a Houston team that plays stingy defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rockets ranked 10th in defensive rating last year and are eighth through four games played in 2024-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-89a1765e-b418-46d4-b497-651bc59723d9\">SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Doncic over 2.5 threes (-180):<\/strong> Doncic was 0-for-7 from deep on Tuesday before hitting a massive step-back dagger from the logo to down the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:98895\">Embed: #98895<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He went 1-of-9 the game before that, so Doncic definitely isn&#8217;t &#8220;feeling it&#8221; from deep. That said, he&#8217;s still attempting 10.3 threes a night and has proven to be a capable scorer from long range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doncic netted four triples in Dallas&#8217; opener and five the game after that. Last year, he cleared this mark in 54 of 70 games (77.1%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The addition of Klay Thompson muddies the water a little, but I&#8217;ll still back the reigning scoring champion at this number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Smith Jr. over 18.5 points and rebounds (-113):<\/strong> Smith hasn&#8217;t been the first, second, or third scoring option for the Rockets this year but he&#8217;s still averaging 11.5 points and 9.0 rebounds while playing north of 30 minutes a night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:98896\">Embed: #98896<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third-year power forward dropped 17 points and eight rebounds his last time out and I like him to keep the ball rolling tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, he torched the Mavericks repeatedly, averaging 19.3 points and 8.3 rebounds, going 4-0 against this line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-049eee7c-fa25-40b8-b13d-7bb92000f313\"><em>Picks made at 12:50 p.m. on 10\/31\/24.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks meet tonight for an intrastate showdown. 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