The Dallas Mavericks will be the road team as they face the Houston Rockets in an NBA pro basketball game set for Friday night.
Start time from Houston is set for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA League Pass Channel.
The betting odds from this NBA game have the home side Houston Rockets favored by –5 points.
Dallas is 1-0 on the season after a 118-109 home victory on Wednesday to the Atlanta Hawks as a -6 point favorite. The total came in at over 195 ½ points. The Mavericks had a huge second half as they outscored the Hawks 65-54 in victory.
The team shot 57.1% from the floor and nailed 11 of 24 threes. Monta Ellis led Dallas with 32 points and eight assists on 11 of 17 shooting. The Mavs will need to improve on their 20 turnovers but pulled down nine more rebounds than Atlanta. On defense they give up 48.7% shooting to the Hawks.
Houston is 1-0 following a 96-83 home victory on Wednesday to the Charlotte Bobcats as a -13 point betting favorite. The total finished at under 200 ½ points.
The Rockets shot 47.4% from the floor and connected on 9 of 25 from three. In his debut with Houston, Dwight Howard had 17 points and 26 rebounds on 8 of 14 shooting. On defense they give up 36.7% shooting to the Bobcats. Houston will need to button up on ball security as they commit 19 turnovers. They outrebounded Charlotte by a 54-37 margin.
