Los Angeles Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks: Don Best NBA Playoff Odds & Trends for 5/22/2021

The Los Angeles Clippers (47-25, 0-0) are 5.5-point favorites heading into Game 1 of the against the Dallas Mavericks (42-30, 0-0) at Staples Center on Saturday, starting at 4:30 PM ET on ESPN. The series is tied .

How to Watch

Time: 4:30 PM EST
TV Channel: ESPN

Betting Suggestions:

Clippers vs. Mavericks Betting Data

Clippers Betting Data

• Los Angeles has a winning record against the spread this year, going 39-32-1 ATS.
• The Clippers' record against the spread as at least a 5.5-point favorite is above .500 at 26-20.
• Los Angeles has gone over the point total less than half of the time, in 35 of 72 games (48.6%).

Mavericks Betting Data

• Dallas has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 35-37.
• When the Mavericks are at least 5.5-point underdogs, they're 8-15 against the spread.
• Dallas has hit the over on the point total in 34 of 72 games this season (47.2%).

Point Total Insights

• Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over on Saturday's 217.5 total in 43 out of 72 games (59.7%) this season.
• In Dallas' games this season, the competing teams added up to a higher point total than Saturday's matchup over/under in 44 out of 72 matchups (61.1%).
• The total for the matchup of 217.5 is 8.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Clippers (114 points per game) and the Mavericks (112.4 points per game).
• These two teams surrender a combined 218 points per game, 0.5 more than this contest's over/under.
• The Clippers have seen a 221.8 average over/under in their games this season, 4.3 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 5.1 points fewer than the average over/under in Mavericks' games this season (222.6 points).

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, Los Angeles has won six games against Dallas, while the Clippers have also covered the spread in six of 10 games against the Mavericks.

Clippers Players to Watch

• The scoring leader for the Clippers this season is Kawhi Leonard, who averages 24.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game.
• Ivica Zubac leads Los Angeles in rebounding, averaging 7.2 per game, while Paul George leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 5.2 in each contest.
• George makes more threes per game than any other member of the Clippers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.2 per contest.
• The Los Angeles steals leader is Leonard, who averages 1.6 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Serge Ibaka, who compiles 1.1 rejections per contest.

Mavericks Players to Watch

• Luka Doncic averages 27.7 points and tacks on 8.6 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Mavericks' leaderboards in those statistics.
• Kristaps Porzingis grabs 8.9 rebounds per game (he also scores 20.1 points per game and adds 1.6 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Dallas rebounding leaderboard.
• Tim Hardaway Jr. is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Mavericks, hitting 3.0 threes per game.
• Dallas' leader in steals is Josh Richardson (1.0 per game), and its leader in blocks is Porzingis (1.3 per game).

Injury Report

Clippers: None

Mavericks:

JJ Redick: Out (Heel),

Maxi Kleber: Day To Day (Achilles)