Dallas Mavericks0-0atHouston Rockets0-0

Wed, Oct 21, 8:30 PM EDTToyota Center, Houston, TXKFAA/WFAA · MavsTV+ · SCHN/SCHN+

Mavs limping in on a two-game skid, Rockets ready to pounce at home.

46/ 100

Late Menu3rd of 11 tonight

What the model saw — 46

Both near top+6

Base + 4046

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Where to watch

Local TV: DALKFAA/WFAAHOUSCHN/SCHN+in-market
Team streams: DALMavsTV+in-market
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: DAL105.3 The Fan / S: KFZO-FMHOU790 AM / 740 AMSiriusXM

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What to know before tip

Rest edge: HOU

HOU has the rest edge with 144h between tipoffs, 23.5h more than DAL.
DAL is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
Both teams sit near the top of the standings.

The lineHOU −8.5 · 229.5

The line

Pregame odds

SpreadHOU −8.5

MoneylineDAL +295 · HOU −375

TotalO/U 229.5

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Who's in, who's out

DAL

4 day-to-day

DTDDereck Lively IICFoot — Surgery · targeting Oct 21
DTDJett HowardGIllness · targeting Oct 21
DTDSanti AldamaF-CKnee · targeting Oct 21
DTDTarik BiberovicFHeel · targeting Oct 21

HOU

Clean report

No players listed on the injury report. Everyone on the roster is expected to be available.

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Projected starters

DAL

Starters from Oct 16 at ATL

HOU

Starters from Oct 15 at OKC

Projected from each team's most recent starting five, adjusted for the latest injury report. We flag who is at risk rather than guess a replacement.

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	DAL	HOU
Record	0-0	0-0
Days rest	4 days	5 days edge
Hours rest	120.5h	144h
Rest swing	-23.5h	+23.5h
Travel in	227 mi	0 mi
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	1	0 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

DAL carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 1 vs. HOU's 0.

How each side got here227 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

DAL

227 mi

Dallas, TXHouston, TX

DAL came from Dallas, TX with 227 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Dallas, TX to Houston, TX

HOU

0 mi

Houston, TXNo travel

HOU stayed in Houston, TX between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Houston, TX

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 2 vs homestand 2 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

DAL

Road trip

DAL is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles1,093 mi

HOU

Homestand

HOU is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi