Nets vs Mavericks prediction NBA · Friday, December 12
At a glance
The Dallas Mavericks (9-16) host the Brooklyn Nets (6-17) on Friday, December 12 at 8:30 PM ET at American Airlines Center in NBA action. Final score: Nets 111 – Mavericks 119. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Mavericks a 68% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Mavericks are 6-9 at home and the Nets are 4-7 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Mavericks and 4-6 for the Nets (current streaks: Mavericks W1, Nets W1).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Mavericks, but the Nets have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Mavericks 116 – 110 Nets, a margin of about 5.9 points in favor of the Mavericks and a total around 226 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Nets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Mavericks' offense (112.6 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BKNDAL
Top performers
Nets
Michael Porter Jr.F · #1734pts / game
Terance MannG · #147assists
Nic ClaxtonC · #910reboundsMavericks
Anthony DavisF · #2324pts / game
Cooper FlaggF · #328assistsAnthony DavisF · #2314reboundsRecent form
BKNDALHead-to-head
DAL lead 3-0 this season.
BKN
Team comparison
| BKN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 6-17 | Record | 9-16 |
| 108.0 | Points scored / game | 112.6 |
| 115.5 | Points allowed / game | 115.9 |
| -6.4 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.8 |
| W1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 4-7 road | Home / road record | 6-9 home |
| 26-56 (-7.1) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Nets
Injury report Mavericks
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.