Mavericks vs. Pacers Recap: Mavericks 121, Pacers 105

Final score

Team	Points
Dallas Mavericks	121
Indiana Pacers	105

Dallas Mavericks at Indiana Pacers, Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Odyn's pick

Settled

Naji Marshall Under 3.5 Assists (-108) · lost -1.00u

Teams before the game

Dallas Mavericks

Record	0-1
Home	0-0
Road	0-1
Points per game	110.0
Points allowed per game	128.0

Last season (2025-26: 26-56, 114.1 points per game, 119.6 allowed, No. 12 seed in the West)

Team leaders

Points per game: Cooper Flagg (32.0)
Rebounds per game: Zaccharie Risacher (6.0)
Assists per game: Naji Marshall (6.0)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/21 @ Houston Rockets: L 128-110
10/16 vs Atlanta Hawks: L 135-111
10/14 vs New Orleans Pelicans: L 101-97
10/11 vs Houston Rockets: W 132-115
10/9 vs Houston Rockets: L 135-117

Injury report: Caleb Martin (F, Out); Dereck Lively II (C, Out); Santi Aldama (F, Out); Tarik Biberovic (F, Out); Jett Howard (G, Day-To-Day)

Indiana Pacers

Record	1-0
Home	0-0
Road	1-0
Points per game	123.0
Points allowed per game	120.0

Last season (2025-26: 19-63, 112.4 points per game, 120.4 allowed, No. 14 seed in the East)

Team leaders

Points per game: Pascal Siakam (30.0)
Rebounds per game: Ivica Zubac (15.0)
Assists per game: Tyrese Haliburton (12.0)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/21 @ New Orleans Pelicans: W 123-120
10/16 vs Milwaukee Bucks: L 128-127 OT
10/13 @ Oklahoma City Thunder: L 114-112 OT
10/10 vs Atlanta Hawks: L 119-117
10/7 vs Minnesota Timberwolves: W 123-112

Injury report: Johnny Furphy (G, Out); T.J. McConnell (G, Out); Aaron Nesmith (G, Day-To-Day); Ben Sheppard (G, Day-To-Day)

Pregame analysis

Written before the game.

Mavericks vs Pacers brings Dallas (0-1) to Indianapolis (1-0) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Dallas opened with a 128-110 loss at Houston on October 21. Cooper Flagg leads the Mavericks with 32.0 points a game, Zaccharie Risacher with 6.0 rebounds and Naji Marshall with 6.0 assists. The Mavericks went 26-56 last season, 12th in the West. Center Dereck Lively II is out, and Caleb Martin, Jett Howard, Santi Aldama and Tarik Biberovic are day-to-day.

Indiana won its opener 123-120 at New Orleans on October 21. Pascal Siakam leads the Pacers with 30.0 points a game, Ivica Zubac with 15.0 rebounds and Tyrese Haliburton with 12.0 assists. Last season Indiana went 19-63, 14th in the East, allowing 120.4 points a game. Guard Johnny Furphy is out, and Aaron Nesmith and T.J. McConnell are day-to-day. Odyn's AI quant model runs this game before tip-off, injury report included.

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Updated Oct 25, 06:25 PM ET.

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