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Houston Rockets 128-110 Dallas Mavericks: Result, Game Stats and Our Prediction

Houston Rockets 0-0
128-110Final
Dallas Mavericks 0-0
Houston

Our picks against the result

15 of 26 right

  • Winner Houston Rockets84% 128-110
  • First half Houston Rockets ahead72% 70-38 at half-time
  • Total points Below average 238 points · average 231.5
  • Houston Rockets points Around average 128 points · average 115.5
  • Dallas Mavericks points Below average 110 points · average 115.5
  • Total points 238 points 221.5 over52% 231.5 under69% 241.5 under85%
  • Jabari Smith Jr. 30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST PTS under 15.566% REB under 6.554% AST under 1.556%
  • Amen Thompson 16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST PTS under 18.566% REB under 7.559% AST under 5.572%
  • Kevin Durant 30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST PTS under 25.568% REB under 5.560% AST under 4.560%
  • Naji Marshall 16 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST PTS under 15.569% REB under 4.562% AST under 3.563%
  • Cooper Flagg 32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST PTS under 21.562% REB under 6.559% AST under 4.557%
  • P.J. Washington 10 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST PTS under 14.574% REB under 7.567% AST under 1.561%

Game stats

Houston Rockets Dallas Mavericks
  • 128 Points 110
  • 70 First half 38
  • 58 Second half 72

Points of each team: the final score, the first half and the rest of the game.

Before tip-off

What this page showed before the game: our reasons, the injury report, form and records as they were then.

Game summary

Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks sits in the NBA regular season on Wednesday 21 October 2026, and our model goes with a Houston Rockets win and a low-scoring total.

Why this pick?

Houston Rockets are the pick, above all because our model rates them clearly the stronger side, eighth of 30 against Dallas Mavericks' 25th. Houston also have home court and four days of rest behind them, though both teams arrive equally rested. The strongest argument the other way is the injury report: Steven Adams is Questionable and Houston go in short-handed, while Dallas are without Santi Aldama, Dereck Lively II and Caleb Martin. That does not overturn a gap this wide, and Houston have won three of the last five meetings. The call is clear.

Total points: Our model puts the total points below the league average. Houston Rockets play at one of the slower tempos in the NBA, and that drags the number down, while the points per possession both teams produce and the absences on the injury report only nudge it up slightly.

Official injury report

Houston Rockets

  • Questionable Steven Adams (rotation regular)

Dallas Mavericks

  • Out Santi Aldama (rotation regular)
  • Out Dereck Lively II (rotation regular)
  • Out Caleb Martin (rotation regular)

The report of 21 Oct, 20:00 (US Eastern time), players with real minutes only.

Last five games

Houston Rockets

Dallas Mavericks

Most recent first, all games of the season, overtime included.

Team facts

HOUDAL
Record 0-0 0-0
At home 0-0 0-0
On the road 0-0 0-0
Conference – –
Streak – –
Days of rest 4 4
Our team rating #8 of 30 #25 of 30
Pace #24 of 30 #3 of 30

Last meetings

  • 1 Feb 2026Houston Rockets 111-107 Dallas Mavericks
  • 4 Jan 2026Dallas Mavericks 110-104 Houston Rockets
  • 7 Dec 2025Dallas Mavericks 122-109 Houston Rockets
  • 4 Nov 2025Houston Rockets 110-102 Dallas Mavericks
  • 15 Mar 2025Houston Rockets 133-96 Dallas Mavericks

Game details

Stage
NBA, Regular season
Tip-off
City
Houston

Questions and answers

What was the score of Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks?

Houston Rockets 128-110 Dallas Mavericks in the NBA (Regular season) on Wednesday 21 October 2026, US date. It was 70-38 at half-time.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks right?

Yes: our pick was Houston Rockets win, and Houston Rockets won. 15 of our 26 picks and markets for this game were right.

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