Dallas Mavericks at Milwaukee Bucks odds, picks and predictions

Payton Shanks | Staff Writer

The Dallas Mavericks (9-3) visit the Milwaukee Bucks (8-4) Saturday. Tip-off from Fiserv Forum is set for 8 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Mavericks vs. Bucks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; Milwaukee won 2-0 last season

Dallas picked up a 130-117 win over the Washington Wizards Wednesday, covering as a 3.5-point favorite. Dallas, who was without all-star G Kyrie Irving, was carried by superstar G Luka Doncic and his 26 points, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds. F Tim Hardaway Jr was also instrumental, adding 31 points while being a +17 off the bench.

Milwaukee extended its win streak to 3 with a 130-99 rout of the Charlotte Hornets Friday. Milwaukee covered as an 8-point favorite in the win. The Bucks were unstoppable from 3 vs. Charlotte, hitting 22 shots from deep as a team while shooting 48.9% from that range. The back-court of G Damian Lillard and G Malik Beasley hit 11 of 20 3-pointers.

Mavericks at Bucks odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:45 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Mavericks +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Bucks -130 (bet $130 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Mavericks +2 (-110) | Bucks -2 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 245 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Mavericks at Bucks key injuries

Mavericks

F Maxi Kleber (toe) out

Bucks

F Jae Crowder (groin) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Mavericks at Bucks picks and predictions

Prediction

Mavericks 127, Bucks 120

Moneyline

LEAN DALLAS (+110).

These teams are very evenly matched on both sides of the ball which means the little things will matter here. Dallas is the better rebounding team, and I expect that edge to play a significant role in this game. Milwaukee has also struggled to guard the pick-and-roll this year, and I expect Dallas and its all-star guard combination to exploit that weakness.

Against the spread

BET DALLAS +2 (-110).

The only areas where Dallas is noticeably worse than Milwaukee is team free throw percentage and turnovers, but if Dallas can fix even 1 of those problems in this matchup, this bet should be a lock. Milwaukee still looks like a team that has a lot to figure out defensively, and I simply believe that this Mavericks team will be able to expose some of those weaknesses that we are not used to seeing the Milwaukee Bucks have.

Over/Under

BET OVER 245 (-110).

Both Dallas and Milwaukee are among the top offenses the league while also being in the bottom-3rd defensively. The Over has hit in 8 of Dallas' last 10, including in its last 5 consecutive games, while also hitting in 2 of the last 3 Dallas-Milwaukee matchups. The Mavericks are also the top 3-point shooting team in the NBA, making 17.2 a night while averaging 39.5% shooting from long range.

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