Thunder vs. Mavericks odds, predictions, stats, latest trends and best bets for January 17

It’s Friday, January 17, and the Oklahoma City Thunder (34-6) and Dallas Mavericks (22-19) are all set to take off from the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

OKC is coming off a decisive 134-114 win at home over the Cleveland Cavaliers last night in a revenge spot after their loss in Cleveland last week. Dallas has lost 3 in a row. The Mavs are struggling to stay afloat as Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are sidelined with injuries.

The Thunder are currently 16-4 on the road with a +13 point differential while the Mavericks have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the match, including the latest how to catch tips, odds, recent team performances, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details about: Thunder vs. Mavericks today

• Date: Friday, January 17, 2025

• Time: 8:30 PM EST

• Website: American Airlines Center

• Town: Dallas, TX

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Betting odds for Thunder vs. Mavericks

Latest odds from Friday:

That gives the Thunder an implied team point of 112.83 and the Mavericks 109.44.

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Expert picks and predictions for Friday’s Thunder vs. Mavericks game

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under for each game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.

Once the model has finished running, we set its projections against the most recent bet lines in order for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each bet.

The best bets our model provides for today’s Thunder & Mavericks game:

• Money line: NBC Sports Bet recommends a bet on the Dallas Mavericks on the Moneyline.

• Spread: NBC Sports Bet leans a game ATS on the Dallas Mavericks at +6.

• Total: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a game on Game Total of 221.

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Important stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Thunder vs. Mavericks on Friday

• Thunder have won their last 10 games as a favorite

• 5 of the Thunder’s last 6 road games have gone OVER Total

• The Thunder have covered in 9 of their last 10 games

• 8 of the Thunder’s last 10 games (80%) have gone OVER the total

If you’re looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline and total for each game on the schedule today, check out our NBA Top Trends tool on NBC Sports!

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