Dallas Mavericks vs Orlando Magic: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/9/2021

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks (4-4) enter their game against the Nikola Vucevic-led Orlando Magic (6-3) on January 9, 2021 as a 6-point favorite. The matchup's over/under is 218.5.

How to Watch

Time: 8:30 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-FL

Betting Suggestions:

Mavericks vs. Magic Betting Data

Mavericks Betting Data

• Dallas has a losing 2-4 record against the spread this season.
• Dallas has covered the over/under the majority of the time, in eight of eight games (100%).

Magic Betting Data

• Orlando has a winning record (5-3) against the spread this season.
• Orlando hit the over in 100% of its games (9 of 9 games).

Point Total Insights

• Dallas' games this season have gone over the point total for Saturday's matchup over/under (218.5 points) in 637.5% of opportunities (51 out of eight matchups).
• Five Orlando games this year (55.6% of its matchups) ended with a final score higher than Saturday's over/under of 218.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 217.6 points per game, 0.9 points fewer than the over/under of 218.5 for this matchup.
• This matchup's total is 3.0 fewer points than the 215.5 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
• The Mavericks have seen a 216.4 average over/under in their games this season, 2.1 points fewer than the over/under in this matchup.
• Magic's games have an over/under of 216.7 points this season, 1.8 points fewer than the total points bet for this game.

Previous Matchups

Dallas has won a majority of its last 10 games against Orlando, going 6-4,

Mavericks Players to Watch

• Doncic leads the Mavericks in points, rebounds and assists, scoring 27.6 points, grabbing 9.0 rebounds and distributing 8.0 assists per game.
• Tim Hardaway Jr. makes more threes per game than any other member of the Mavericks, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.4 per contest.
• The Dallas steals leader is James Johnson, who averages 1.4 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Maxi Kleber, who compiles 0.8 rejections per contest.

Magic Players to Watch

• Vucevic sits atop the Magic leaderboards for both scoring and rebounding with 21.1 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.
• Orlando's assist leader is Markelle Fultz with 5.4 per game. He also averages 12.9 points per game and tacks on 3.1 rebounds per game.
• Terrence Ross is the top scorer from deep for the Magic, hitting 2.8 threes per game.
• Ross (1.5 steals per game) is the steal leader for Orlando while Michael Carter-Williams (0.6 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Mavericks:

Dorian Finney-Smith: Out (Health protocols),

Trey Burke: Day To Day (Illness),

Kristaps Porzingis: Out (Knee),

Jalen Brunson: Out (Health protocols)

Magic:

Jonathan Isaac: Out For Season (Knee),

Michael Carter-Williams: Out (Foot),

Chuma Okeke: Out (Knee),

Cole Anthony: Day To Day (Quad),

Al-Farouq Aminu: Out (Knee),

Mo Bamba: Day To Day (Back),

Markelle Fultz: Out For Season (Knee),

Evan Fournier: Out (Back Spasms)