Final · Wed, Oct 21, 8:30 PM ET

Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets:DAL 26-56@HOU 52-30

stats from the 2025-26 regular seasonDALFirst game of the seasonHOUFirst game of the season

Final on Oct 21, 2026, at Toyota Center: Mavericks 110, Rockets 128. Before this game, since 2015-16 the Rockets were 23-19 against the Mavericks in the regular season, and their meetings averaged 218.4 total points. Their previous meeting was on Jan 31, 2026: Mavericks 107, Rockets 111.

Team comparison

Each line runs from the #30 team to the #1. The tick is the league middle. Hover a stat to see what it means.

StatDAL#30#1HOU

#2331.7%63.4%#8

#23−5.4+5.4#6

#27111.2118.7#8

#20116.7113.3#5

#23114.1115.2#18

#23119.6110.0#4

#10233.8225.2#27

#4101.796.1#29

#2852.7%54.5%#17

#1312.6%13.3%#24

#2623.1%34.6%#1

#90.2190.201#20

#2711.4%12.1%#21

#2735.5%35.1%#28

Market · game total points

From 2026-27 team stats

Projected before tip-off

227.0

Likely range

208 to 246

League average 230.6 · pace −1.4 · team strength −2.2 pts

Total points line (over / under)

Enter the sportsbook’s total. We estimate the chance the game goes over or under.

● Over 227.5

49%

fair odds +104

● Under 227.5

51%

fair odds −104

Accounts for home court and the pace both teams set. No 2026-27 games yet: based on the 2025-26 season. How accurate is this? An estimate, not betting advice.

DAL · last 15 games

Game total points · over 227.5 in 6 of 15

Over
Under

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line 227.5

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HOU · last 15 games

Game total points · over 227.5 in 9 of 15

Over
Under

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line 227.5

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Points allowed by position

Per game in 2025-26, each position combined · #1 gives up the least

Defense	vs Guards	vs Forwards	vs Centers
DAL	56.0 #9 −1.2 vs league	45.5 #25 +2.7 vs league	19.3 #24 +1.5 vs league
HOU	52.1 #1 −5.1 vs league	42.6 #15 −0.2 vs league	17.4 #12 −0.4 vs league

Blue = gives up more than an average defense, orange = less. No defense data for minutes.

Main players

In this game, most minutes first

Dallas Mavericks	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Cooper Flagg

Defense

vs Guards

vs Forwards

vs Centers

DAL

56.0 #9

−1.2 vs league

45.5 #25

+2.7 vs league

19.3 #24

+1.5 vs league

HOU

52.1 #1

−5.1 vs league

42.6 #15

−0.2 vs league

17.4 #12

−0.4 vs league

Dallas Mavericks	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Cooper Flagg

Dallas Mavericks

PTS

REB

AST

MIN

Cooper Flagg

Houston Rockets	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Kevin Durant F	30	6	3	37
Jabari Smith Jr. F	30	5	1	36
Amen Thompson G	16	10	4	33