NBA Best Bets: Mavericks vs. Hornets Picks for January 20

Published 11:33 pm Sunday, January 19, 2025

The Dallas Mavericks (23-19) are favored (by 5.5 points) to stop a five-game road losing streak when they visit the Charlotte Hornets (10-28) on Monday, January 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET.

For the best bets you can make on Monday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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Mavericks vs. Hornets Game Info

  • When: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET
  • Where: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • TV: NBA TV, KFAA, and FDSSE
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Mavericks vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Mavericks (- 5.5)

  • Against the spread, Dallas is 21-21-0 this year.
  • Charlotte’s record against the spread is 19-19-0.
  • Against the spread as 5.5-point favorites or more, the Mavericks are 9-6.
  • The Hornets are 12-10 as 5.5-point underdogs or greater.

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Pick OU:

Over (223.5)

  • In 22 of 42 games this season, the Mavericks and their opponents have gone over 223.5 points.
  • Hornets games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 223.5 points in 14 of 38 outings.
  • Dallas has an average total of 228 in its games this year, 4.5 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Charlotte has had an average of 223 points scored in its games so far this season, 0.5 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
  • The Mavericks score the ninth-most points in the league this season, while the Hornets’ offense racks up the 30th-most.
  • The Mavericks are the league’s 17th-ranked scoring defense while the Hornets are the second-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Mavericks (-225)

  • The Mavericks have entered the game as favorites 22 times this season and won 15, or 68.2%, of those games.
  • The Hornets have come away with eight wins in the 34 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • Dallas has a record of 11-3, a 78.6% win rate, when it’s favored by -225 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • This year, Charlotte has won three of 20 games when listed as at least +180 or better on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Mavericks, based on the moneyline, is 69.2%.

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