Will the Celtics get their next win in Texas?
The hosts from Texas are getting a big visit from the second-place team in the Eastern Conference. While the visitors are on track for the playoffs, Dallas is starting to worry.
Currently twelfth in the West, they would not even qualify for the play-in tournament after the regular season. One reason for their mediocre season is the personnel situation: since the start of the season, they have been missing a top guard in Kyrie Irving. It is still unclear when “Uncle Drew” will finally be back on the court.
Anthony Davis, another multiple All-Star, has also been sidelined for a long time. The “Brow” is struggling with a finger injury and his return will also take some time.
Dallas cannot count on home advantage either: after 28 home games this season, their home win rate of 50 percent is no better than average. For the upcoming matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics, the prediction is now for an away win by at least seven points.
In addition, we expect Sam Hauser to score more than 10.5 points for the visitors. The forward has had a very strong last month, significantly exceeding his season scoring average of 9.3 points with 13.7 points per game and regularly shooting hot, especially from downtown.
We also expect a strong performance from Cooper Flagg on the home side. The forward scored 49 points in the penultimate game against Charlotte, the most points ever scored by a player under 20 in NBA history!
He confirmed his impressive performance with 34 points in the last game against Houston. In the upcoming matchup between the Mavericks and Celtics, the odds on more than 21.5 points by the rookie are therefore also worth considering.
Dallas Mavericks – Boston Celtics Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
The teams have not faced each other for almost exactly a year. In their last matchup in February of last year, Dallas pulled off a surprise 127-120 win in Boston. However, the Mavs’ successes in this pairing have been few and far between in the recent past: only two of the last eleven matchups ended in defeat for the TD Garden’s basketball hunters!
Dallas Mavericks – Boston Celtics Tip
The visitors’ successful season was unexpected. The season-long absence of Jayson Tatum means that Bean City is missing a particularly important player. However, they have coped surprisingly well with this setback and, as second in the East, their chances of reaching the postseason are very good.
The fact that Boston is doing well even without its powerful forward is mainly due to Jaylen Brown filling the scoring gap with an average of almost 30 points per game and the fourth-best record in the NBA. Currently, Sam Hauser also deserves a positive mention.
The 28-year-old is playing his fifth season in Boston, and this one is likely to be his best. With an average of 9.3 points, he is currently enjoying his best season to date. The home team, on the other hand, is finding it more difficult to compensate for its losses, and the signs in Texas have long pointed to rebuilding.
At least they have the likely “Rookie of the Year” in Cooper Flagg at their disposal, but that doesn’t help for the moment. In light of this, the odds on a victory for the visitors by at least seven points are worth recommending in the Dallas Mavericks vs. Boston Celtics matchup.
