Mavericks vs. Clippers Predictions, Best Bets and Odds: NBA Playoffs Game 1 – Sunday, April 21, 2024

The Los Angeles Clippers are slight 3-point underdogs for Game 1 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, starting at 3:30 PM ET on ABC. The matchup’s over/under is set at 222.5.

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Pick the Clippers (-3) to Cover

  • In the Mavericks’ 82 games this season, they have 48 wins against the spread.
  • The Clippers have 38 wins against the spread in 82 games this season.
  • So far this season, the Mavericks have been installed as favorites by a 3-point margin or more 42 times and are 27-15 ATS in those games.
  • The Clippers have been underdogs by 3 points or more 13 times this season and are 5-8 ATS in those contests.
  • Take the Points Over (222.5)

  • The Mavericks have played 56 games with over 222.5 points scored, their current matchup’s total, this season.
  • A total of 45 Clippers games this season (out of 82) have gone over 222.5 total points scored.
  • The Mavericks and Clippers average 11.0 more points between them than the over/under of 222.5 for this game.
  • The Mavericks and the Clippers have seen their opponents average a combined 5.4 more points per game than the over/under of 222.5 set in this outing.
  • The average over/under the Mavericks have had in their games this season is 11.0 more points than this particular game’s point total.
  • The average point total for the Clippers this year is 5.5 points higher than this game’s over/under.
  • Moneyline Winner: Clippers (+124)

  • The Mavericks have won in 37, or 75.5%, of the 49 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
  • The Clippers are 5-13 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 27.8% of those games).
  • The Mavericks have a mark of 30-10 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by -148 or better on the moneyline.
  • In games they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +124 or longer, the Clippers have a 4-8 record (winning only 33.3% of their games).
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mavericks have a 59.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Clippers have an implied win probability of 44.6%.
  • Top Mavericks Props

    Name Points O/U Rebounds O/U Assists O/U
    Luka Doncic 33.5 9.5 9.5
    Kyrie Irving 25.5 4.5 4.5
    P.J. Washington 11.5 5.5
    Daniel Gafford 9.5 6.5
    Tim Hardaway Jr. 7.5 2.5

    Top Clippers Props

    Name Points O/U Rebounds O/U Assists O/U
    Paul George 25.5 5.5 3.5
    Kawhi Leonard 24.5 5.5 2.5
    James Harden 18.5 5.5 9.5
    Norman Powell 14.5 2.5
    Ivica Zubac 11.5 9.5

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