Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 22/01/2024, 04:25  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 22/01/2024 at 12:30 in NBA Prediction

The Boston Celtics will be away to the Dallas Mavericks for their next NBA regular season assignment. They arrive for this match still sitting top of the Eastern Conference while the Mavericks are sixth in the West. The Mavs have stuttered in recently and after losing last time out to the Lakers, have now lost three times in five outings. They were defeated 127-110 in Los Angeles to suffer their 18th defeat of the season. Jason Kidd’s men, who are four games above .500, will drop into the play-in places if they fail to win here. Dallas, who have the seventh best-ranked offence, is averaging 120.7 points a night when at home. Seth Curry and Dante Exum have both been listed as ‘Questionable’ for this game.

The Boston Celtics won both meetings with Dallas last season. It was the first time they had taken the series since the 2019/20 season. They will hope to draw first blood in the first matchup of the campaign. Boston has been dominant this season but most of their troubles have come away from home. Joe Mazulla’s men have suffered nine of their 10 defeats thus far on the road. After seeing their unbeaten home record come to an end over the weekend, the Celtics responded immediately in their very next match. They were 116-107 winners in Houston to begin a two-game road trip in the West. Boston possesses the best record in the NBA and has won 33 of 43 matches. They rank in the top five in both offence and defence and are averaging 117.9 points when on the road. Jrue Holiday and Al Horford have both been ruled out for this match.