A Southwest Division battle is on tap between Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks and Jalen Green and the Houston Rockets at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at American Airlines Center. Dallas is 19-16 overall and 14-5 at home, while Houston is 10-24 overall and 4-14 on the road. The Mavericks are ranked third in the Southwest Division; Houston is ranked fifth. Dallas is 12-21-2 and the Rockets are 16-16-2 against the spread this season.

Dallas is favored by 10.5 points in the latest Mavericks vs. Rockets odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under is set at 224.5. Before you make any Rockets vs. Mavericks picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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