Who is playing
Portland Trail Blazers @ Dallas Mavericks
Current records: Portland 9-19, Dallas 18-10
How to watch
- When: Monday, December 23, 2024 at 8:30 pm ET
- Where: American Airlines Center – Dallas, Texas
- TV: KATU 2.2 ABC
- Continue: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try it for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $40.00
What to know
The Mavericks will play the full four quarters on Monday, but are expected to have everything figured out well before then. They will host the Portland Trail Blazers again on Monday, scheduled to kick off at 8:30 p.m. ET at the American Airlines Center. The Trail Blazers suffered a loss in their last game and will look to turn around the Mavericks, who are coming off a victory.
The Mavericks head into this one after oddsmakers set last week’s low over/under at 221, but even that ended up being too high. They beat the Clippers with points to spare on Saturday and took the game 113-97.
Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers traveled a difficult path last season and, unfortunately for them, the road hasn’t gotten any easier so far this season. Perhaps they got too caught up in the Christmas spirit, handing the Spurs an easy 114-94 victory. For those keeping track at home, that’s the biggest loss Portland has suffered against San Antonio since April 3, 2022.
Dallas has been doing well recently, winning nine of its last 11 games, adding a nice boost to its 18-10 record this season. As for Portland, their loss dropped their record to 9-19.
The Mavericks didn’t have much breathing room in their game against the Trail Blazers when the teams last played on December 1, but they still came away with a 137-131 victory. Will the Mavericks repeat their success or do the Trail Blazers have a better game plan this time? We will know very soon.
Odd
Dallas is a heavy 10.5-point favorite against Portland, according to the latest report. NBA Odds.
The line has shifted a bit towards the Mavericks, as the game opened with the Mavericks as 9-point favorites.
The over/under is 229.5 points.
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History of the series
Dallas has won 8 of its last 10 games against Portland.
- December 1, 2024: Dallas 137 vs. Portland 131
- January 5, 2024: Dallas 139 vs. Portland 103
- January 3, 2024: Dallas 126 vs. Portland 97
- December 16, 2023: Dallas 131 vs. Portland 120
- December 8, 2023: Dallas 125 vs. Portland 112
- January 15, 2023: Portland 140 vs. Dallas 123
- January 14, 2023: Portland 136 vs. Dallas 119
- December 16, 2022: Dallas 130 vs. Portland 110
- November 12, 2022: Dallas 117 vs. Portland 112
- April 8, 2022: Dallas 128 vs. Portland 78
