The Dallas Mavericks decided to take their franchise in a new direction when they dealt superstar Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis, and now they’ll host the Sacramento Kings for a Western Conference battle on Monday. Dallas is 28-25 on the season and is the current No. 8 seed in the West, while Sacramento is 26-26 and is ninth in the standings. The Kings also underwent a roster overhaul at the NBA trade deadline, adding Zach LaVine and a haul of picks in exchange for De’Aaron Fox.
Tipoff from the American Airlines Center in Dallas is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday. The home team is listed as a 1-point favorite in the latest Mavericks vs. Kings odds and the over/under is 237 points. Before you make any Kings vs. Mavericks picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the advanced computer model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 17 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 147-104 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning nearly $4,000. It’s also an outstanding 18-9 (67%) on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Dallas vs. Sacramento. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Kings vs. Mavericks:
- Mavericks vs. Kings spread: Mavericks -1
- Mavericks vs. Kings over/under: 237 points
- Mavericks vs. Kings money line: Dallas -114, Sacramento -105
- Mavericks vs. Kings picks: See picks at SportsLine
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Why the Mavericks can cover
Davis made his Dallas debut on Saturday and put in an impressive performance with 26 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocked shots. However, he had to leave the game and has been ruled out for Monday with a groin injury.
Max Christie, who was also a part of the Doncic-for-Davis trade, added 23 points off the bench in a 116-105 win over the Rockets. Christie has had at least 15 points in all three of his games with the Mavericks after averaging 8.5 per game with the Lakers. Dallas has now covered the spread in four of its last five games at home. See which team to back at SportsLine.
Why the Kings can cover
Meanwhile, the Kings are also coming off a 123-118 win over the Pelicans on Saturday, and it was their first win since LaVine entered the lineup. Domantas Sabonis had 27 points and 16 rebounds in the win, while LaVine had 22 points.
Sacramento won the rebounding battle 51-39 in that contest but failed to cover as 8-point favorites. However, the Kings have covered the spread in five of their last seven head-to-head matchups with the Mavericks and have also won their last six against Southwest division opponents. See which team to back at SportsLine.
How to make Mavericks vs. Kings picks
The model has simulated Sacramento vs. Dallas 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Under, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in nearly 70% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Kings vs. Mavericks, and which side of the spread hits almost 70% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Mavericks vs. Kings spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 147-104 roll on top-rated NBA picks since last season, and find out.
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