Rockets vs. Mavericks Prediction & Preview

Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks, American Airlines Center. NBA Cup - Group Play. Season series: HOU leads series 1-0.

Rockets vs Mavericks prediction

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Rockets vs Mavericks preview

Rockets vs Mavericks tips off on Friday, October 30 at 8:00 PM ET at American Airlines Center in Dallas, an NBA Cup group play game. Houston won the first of their four meetings, 128-110 at home on October 21.

Houston is 5-0, 2-0 at home and 3-0 on the road. After beating Dallas, the Rockets won 114-110 at San Antonio, beat Atlanta twice (121-114 on the road, 120-110 at home) and won 132-100 at Milwaukee on Wednesday. The Rockets score 123.0 points a game and allow 108.8. Alperen Sengun leads the team in points (24.5), rebounds (9.0) and assists (7.0) and is day-to-day; guard Marcus Smart and center Steven Adams are out. Last season Houston went 52-30 as the No. 5 seed in the West.

Dallas is 3-2 and has won two in a row: 113-109 at Miami on October 26 and 120-96 at home over Oklahoma City on Wednesday. The Mavericks also won 121-105 at Indiana and lost 122-106 at home to San Antonio. The Mavericks score 114.0 points a game and allow 112.0. Cooper Flagg leads the team with 25.2 points and 6.8 assists a game, and P.J. Washington leads the rebounding at 7.8. Last season Dallas went 26-56, 12th in the West. Center Dereck Lively II and forwards Santi Aldama and Tarik Biberovic are out; forwards Naji Marshall and Sergio de Larrea are day-to-day. Odyn's AI quant model runs this game before tip-off, injury report included.

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How to watch Rockets vs Mavericks

Date: Friday, October 30, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Venue: American Airlines Center
TV: NBA League Pass · KFAA-TV · MavsTV

Rockets vs Mavericks: team stats & injury report

Houston Rockets

Record	5-0
Home	2-0
Road	3-0
Points per game	123.0
Points allowed per game	108.8

Last season (2025-26: 52-30, 115.2 points per game, 110.0 allowed, No. 5 seed in the West)

Team leaders

Points per game: Alperen Sengun (24.5)
Rebounds per game: Alperen Sengun (9.0)
Assists per game: Alperen Sengun (7.0)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/28 @ Milwaukee Bucks: W 132-100
10/26 vs Atlanta Hawks: W 120-110
10/24 @ Atlanta Hawks: W 121-114
10/23 @ San Antonio Spurs: W 114-110
10/21 vs Dallas Mavericks: W 128-110

Injury report: Marcus Smart (G, Out); Steven Adams (C, Out); Alperen Sengun (C, Day-To-Day)

Dallas Mavericks

Record	3-2
Home	1-1
Road	2-1
Points per game	114.0
Points allowed per game	112.0

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 (25.2)
Rebounds per game: P.J. Washington (7.8)
Assists per game: Cooper Flagg (6.8)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/28 vs Oklahoma City Thunder: W 120-96
10/26 @ Miami Heat: W 113-109
10/24 vs San Antonio Spurs: L 122-106
10/23 @ Indiana Pacers: W 121-105
10/21 @ Houston Rockets: L 128-110

Injury report: Dereck Lively II (C, Out); Santi Aldama (F, Out); Tarik Biberovic (F, Out); Naji Marshall (F, Day-To-Day); Sergio de Larrea (F, Day-To-Day)

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