We've got another exciting Southwest Division matchup on Tuesday's NBA schedule as the Houston Rockets will visit the Dallas Mavericks in a 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament game. Dallas is 10-6 overall and 4-2 at home, while Houston is 8-6 overall and 0-5 on the road. The Mavs have won seven of the last eight meetings.

Tip-off is at 8:30 p.m. ET at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Mavs are favored by 3.5 points in the latest Rockets vs. Mavericks odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 228.5 points. Before entering any Mavericks vs. Rockets picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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