{"id":394122,"date":"2026-01-31T11:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T16:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=394122"},"modified":"2026-01-31T11:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T16:56:14","slug":"mavericks-vs-rockets-sgp-predictions-january-31-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/mavericks-vs-rockets-sgp-predictions-january-31-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Mavericks vs. Rockets SGP predictions Jan. 31: Back Kevin Durant and fade Cooper Flagg at +310"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets meet for an all-Texas showdown on Saturday night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Cooper Flagg is coming off the best game of his young career, but is worth fading against a rabid Rockets defence. Houston is 16-4 at home this year, and is laying 10.5 points against the Anthony Davis-less Mavericks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Mavericks vs. Rockets SGP predictions for Jan. 31<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the NBA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mavericks vs. Rockets SGP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Flagg under 21.5 points | Durant 25+ points | Mavericks +20.5 (+310)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Flagg under 21.5 points (-148):<\/strong> Flagg flashed his all-world ceiling on Thursday, dropping 49 points on 69.0% shooting against the Charlotte Hornets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I expect the Rookie of the Year frontrunner to come back to earth tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Houston allows the third-fewest points per game, ranks sixth in defensive rating, and has the sixth-lowest opponent effective field goal percentage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flagg has gone up against his intra-state rivals three times, and is 0-3 against this line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nov. 3:<\/strong> 10 points, 5-of-10 shooting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dec. 6: <\/strong>19 points, 7-of-15 shooting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jan. 3:<\/strong> 10 points, 3-of-12 shooting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Build your own Mavericks vs. Rockets SGP at NorthStar Bets<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the season, Flagg is averaging 19.5 PPG. And he&#8217;s just a tick above that in January (19.6 PPG) despite his 49-point game on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flagg has gone under this mark in nine of his last 12 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"product_only\"><a href=\"cacheembed:123051\">Embed: #123051<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Durant 25+ points<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-162):<\/strong> Durant is on a five-game heater, and I want in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The veteran has put up 31, 24, 33, 32 and 36 points while shooting 53.4% from the field.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the season, KD is averaging 26.5 PPG. If that holds, it will be his 10th straight season with 26.0+ PPG. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He has reached this milestone in 26 of 44 games (59.0%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Back Wembanyama vs. the Mavericks now<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durant had a poor shooting night in his first meeting with the Mavericks this year, but went off in the last two outings for 27 and 34 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Mavericks +20.5<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>(<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-455):<\/strong> This leg nearly doubles the SGP&#8217;s value from +170 to +310 thanks to some negative correlation. I think it&#8217;s well worth adding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas is 2-1 against Houston this year, winning both games with Davis in the lineup and losing the game where he was sidelined, 110-102. Still, they comfortably covered this spread in the loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet on NBA futures now<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mavericks are 9-19 without Davis, but have covered this number in the last 10 games without him, per StatMuse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Houston hasn&#8217;t been blowing the doors off of teams lately, either. It has failed to cover this number in 15 straight games with only three double-digit wins in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mavericks vs. Rockets predicitons made at 11:50 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets meet for an all-Texas showdown on Saturday night. The pregame narrative: Cooper Flagg is coming off the best game of his young career, but is worth fading against a rabid Rockets defence. Houston is 16-4 at home this year, and is laying 10.5 points against the Anthony Davis-less Mavericks. 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