Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/1/2021

The Phoenix Suns (10-8) will look to leading scorer Devin Booker (22.9 ppg) when they aim to knock off the Luka Doncic-led Dallas Mavericks (8-12) on February 1, 2021. The Suns are 2.5-point underdogs against the Mavericks. A point total of 216.5 has been set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 8:30 PM EST
TV Channel: NBA TV

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Mavericks vs. Suns Betting Data

Mavericks Betting Data

• Dallas has a losing record against the spread this season, going 9-11 ATS.
• The Mavericks' record against the spread as at least a 2.5-point favorite is below .500 at 3-4.
• Dallas and its opponents have hit the over in only 40% of games (8 out of 20 matchups).

Suns Betting Data

• Phoenix has a winning record (10-8) against the spread this season.
• When the Suns are at least 2.5-point underdogs, they're 3-5 against the spread.
• Phoenix has failed to hit the over in a majority of their games this season, going over the point total in just 7 of 18 contests.

Point Total Insights

• Dallas' games this year have gone over the point total for Monday's matchup total (216.5 points) in 60% of opportunities (12 out of 20 matchups).
• In 33.3% of Phoenix's games this season (6 of 18), the total points scored was higher than Monday's 216.5-point over/under.
• The point total for the contest of 216.5 is 2.6 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Mavericks (108.7 points per game) and the Suns (110.4 points per game).
• These two teams surrender a combined 218.3 points per game, 1.8 more than this contest's over/under.
• The Mavericks have seen a 219.4 average over/under in their games this season, 2.9 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 1.4 points separates the average total points bet in Suns' games (217.9 points) and this game's over/under (216.5 points).

Previous Matchups

In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Phoenix has won seven games against Dallas, while the Suns have a better against the spread record, 5-1, than the Mavericks as well in those matchups between the two teams.

Mavericks Players to Watch

• The leader in scoring, rebounding and assists for the Mavericks is Doncic, who averages 27.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 9.4 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 3.0 per contest.
• Dorian Finney-Smith is Dallas' leader in steals, averaging 1.2 steals per game, while Kristaps Porzingis leads them in blocks with 1.6 per contest.

Suns Players to Watch

• Booker is at the top of the Suns scoring leaderboard with 22.9 points per game. He also collects 3.5 rebounds and averages 4.1 assists per game.
• Phoenix's leader in rebounds is Deandre Ayton with 12.6 per game, and its leader in assists is Chris Paul with 8.7 per game.
• Jae Crowder is the top scorer from the three-point line for the Suns, hitting 2.6 threes per game.
• Paul (1.2 steals per game) is the steal leader for Phoenix while Ayton (1.1 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Mavericks: None

Suns: Dario Saric: Out (Health and Safety Protocols), Cameron Payne: Out (Foot), Devin Booker: Day To Day (Hamstring)