Dallas Mavericks vs New York Knicks: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 4/16/2021

Julius Randle's New York Knicks (29-27) will look to upset Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks when the Knicks square off against the Mavericks on April 16, 2021. The line has the Mavericks favored by 6 points against the Knicks. A point total of 211 has been set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 9:30 PM EST
TV Channel: ESPN

Betting Suggestions:

Mavericks vs. Knicks Betting Data

Mavericks Betting Data

• Dallas has a losing 26-28 record against the spread this season.
• The Mavericks' record against the spread as at least a 6-point favorite is under .500 at 4-7.
• Dallas has gone over the point total less than half of the time, in 22 of 54 games (40.7%).

Knicks Betting Data

• New York has a winning record (34-21-1) against the spread this season.
• The Knicks are 1-0 against the spread this season when they're at least 6-point underdogs.
• New York has hit the over on the point total in 23 of 56 games this season (41.1%).

Point Total Insights

• Dallas and its opponents have gone over Friday's 211 total in 38 out of 54 games (70.4%) this season.
• 24 New York games this year (42.9% of its matchups) ended with a final point total greater than Friday's total of 211 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 217 points per game, six points more than the over/under of 211 for this matchup.
• The 213.9 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 2.9 more than the 211 over/under in this contest.
• This season, the average total for Mavericks games is 221.1 points, 10.1 more than the over/under of 211 points for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 1.1 points more than the average over/under in Knicks' games this season (209.9 points).

Previous Matchups

Dallas and New York have been evenly matched in their last 10 matchups, playing to a 5-5 record, while the Knicks have a better against the spread record, 2-1, than the Mavericks in those matchups between the two teams.

Mavericks Players to Watch

• The leader in points and assists for the Mavericks is Doncic, who scores 28.6 points and dishes out 8.6 assists per game.
• Kristaps Porzingis leads Dallas in rebounding, pulling down 9.3 rebounds per game while also scoring 20.7 points a contest.
• Doncic makes more threes per game than any other member of the Mavericks, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.0 per contest.
• The Dallas steals leader is Doncic, who averages 1.0 steal per game, while its blocks leader is Porzingis, who compiles 1.6 rejections per contest.

Knicks Players to Watch

• Randle paces the Knicks scoring, rebounding and assists leaderboards, knotching 23.2 points, 10.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game.
• Reggie Bullock hits 2.2 three-pointers per game, the most on the Knicks.
• Mitchell Robinson (1.2 steals per game) is the steal leader for New York while Nerlens Noel (2.1 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Mavericks:

Tyrell Terry: Out (Personal)

Knicks:

Mitchell Robinson: Out (Ankle),

Alec Burks: Out (Health and Safety Protocols),

Nerlens Noel: Day To Day (Ankle)