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The Dallas Mavericks have once again become one of the top teams in the NBA behind top scorer Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Following last year’s NBA Finals run, expectations are high for the Mavs in 2024-25 with the addition of Klay Thompson to the lineup. Here you can find information about currently available options for betting on the NBA in Texas, general advice about NBA betting, and some particulars about betting on the Mavericks.
How to bet on Dallas Mavericks games in Texas
Texas has yet to introduce sports betting at retail locations or at online sportsbooks. That said, bettors in Texas do have options with social sportsbooks and fantasy sports sites. These sites operate in a couple of different ways, but in both cases they are available for bettors in Texas looking to wager on the Mavericks or any NBA action.
Social sportsbooks use virtual currencies in their games, not unlike social and sweepstakes casinos do. These sites are always free to play and you can place a variety of bets purely for entertainment purposes. They also often give you chances to redeem winnings for cash prizes.
A popular social sportsbook right now is Fliff Sportsbook where you can bet on games using Fliff Coins or Fliff Cash. You’ll find the same line-up of betting options at Fliff offered at regular sportsbooks, including bet types discussed below like moneyline, spread, totals, props, parlays, and more. Fliff Coins are strictly for entertainment purposes, but when you bet and win with Fliff Cash you can later redeem your winnings for cash prizes.
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Also available in Texas are fantasy sports sites including traditional daily fantasy sports giants like DraftKings and FanDuel. There are also pick’em-style fantasy sports sites that invite you to make predictions on player props and add multiple picks to a single parlay. The more picks you get correct, the larger your win.
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There are other options as well in Texas for NBA bettors, including:
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- Thrillzz
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All of which is to say, there are lots of choices among NBA betting sites for those in Texas, all of which are safe and legal to play.
How to read Mavericks betting lines
The NBA is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world, and it also draws a lot of attention from sports bettors and sportsbooks. You’ll find a nice range of basketball bets when it comes to wagering on the Mavericks, including moneylines, point spreads, and totals. We outline each of these bets below.
Mavericks moneyline bets
The moneyline bet is the simplest to understand, which makes it one of the most popular with newcomers. You’ll see odds for each team playing in the game, and you bet on one side to win.
Negative odds indicate the favorite, and positive odds are for the underdog. A Mavericks moneyline against the Houston Rockets might look like this:
- Dallas Mavericks -160
- Houston Rockets +125
The Rockets are the underdog in this example, and for every $100 you wager on them, you stand to win $125, plus your original stake, should your bet prove successful. The -160 line for the Mavericks tells you how much you would need to wager for a chance to win $100, namely $160.
Mavericks point spread bets
Oddsmakers set an estimated margin of victory. With NBA point spread lines, you can bet on the favorite to win by more than that amount or the underdog to keep the game closer or win by any score.
The odds work the same as they do in our above NBA moneyline example. For a game involving the Mavs and the San Antonio Spurs, the line might appear this way:
- Dallas Mavericks -7.5 (-110)
- San Antonio Spurs +7.5 (-110)
In order for bets on the Mavs to pay out, they have to win their game by eight points or more. The Spurs, meanwhile, need to lose by seven or fewer in order for a spread bet on them to win.
The -110 odds on each side indicate that a wager of $110 would stand to win $100, so your payout would be $210 on a successful bet of that amount.
Mavericks totals bet
With this bet, aka the over/under, you’re not betting on which team will win the game. Instead, sportsbooks provide you with a line for the total combined score, and you can bet whether the actual total score will be over or under that line. You might find a line that looks something like this:
- O/U 202.5 (-110)
If the teams combine to go over that total (that is, score 203 points or more combined), then bets on that side will pay out $100 for every $110 you wagered. The same goes for the under, which would require the two teams to score 202 points or fewer.
What are the current Mavericks futures odds?
Futures are bets for which the outcome won’t be determined until a future date. Futures bets can include wagers on the Mavericks winning their division, or winning the Western Conference and making it to the NBA Finals, or winning and capturing another NBA title.
These are available starting in the offseason, and some may come out right after the end of the previous NBA Finals. At that point, the odds can be pretty favorable for every team, but the closer the season gets to the playoffs, the tighter and tighter the lines will likely become as the race to the NBA Finals becomes clearer.
After winning the Western Conference last year and losing in the NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics, the Mavericks are among the favorites with the shortest odds to win the NBA Finals in 2024-25. Entering the season, most sportsbooks listed the Mavs at around +900 to win the title, with only the Celts, Oklahoma City Thunder, and New York Knicks having shorter odds.
Note that when you bet futures like these, betting usually offers a better potential payout, but the picture definitely becomes clearer as the season continues. You have to decide if you want to risk your money for a higher potential return or if you want to gather more data but risk shorter odds.
Live betting on the Mavericks
Live betting, aka in-game betting, allows you to wager on games as they are taking place. You can access these bets by downloading an app to your phone or tablet and betting from anywhere in a state that allows online sportsbooks, including from home, as you watch the game on TV.
The live sports odds shift quickly as the action takes place on the court, which adds a level of engagement that previously didn’t exist. Various sportsbooks may handle live betting differently, so be sure to shop around to find the ones that offer the experience you’re looking for.
Where do the Mavericks play their home games?
- Arena: American Airlines Center
- Address: 2500 Victory Park Lane, Dallas, Texas
- Owner: City of Dallas
- Operator: Center Operating Company
- Basketball capacity: 19,200, up to 21,146 with standing room
- Construction cost: $420 million in 2001 (equivalent to $643 million in 2021)
- Other teams: Dallas Stars (NHL)
Who are the Mavericks gambling partners?
The Mavericks currently do not have an official sports betting partner, though that could change in the near future. Both FanDuel and DraftKings are official betting partners of the NBA, while MGM Resorts is the league’s official gambling partner.
How to watch the Dallas Mavericks
For national broadcasts, you can find the Mavericks and other NBA teams playing on ABC, TNT, ESPN, and NBA TV. For those who would rather stream the games, you can do so using the NBA League Pass subscription.
Dallas Mavericks FAQ
The Mavericks acquired Dirk Nowitzki on draft day in 1998 after being selected ninth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. From that point forward, the 7-foot Nowitzki won an NBA title (2011), an NBA Finals MVP (2011), and an NBA MVP (2007), along with putting up 14 NBA All-Star appearances, four All-NBA first-team selections, five All-NBA second-team selections and a 50-40-90 season (2007). He averaged 20.7 points per game throughout his career, which came to a close when he retired in 2019.
Yes. The team played its first games in 1981 as an expansion squad and has always been located in Dallas and played as the Mavericks. The fans decided the name, which beat out both the Wranglers and the Express.
Point guard Luka Doncic wears No. 77 for the Mavs. The third overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft, Doncic has quickly risen to star status and is one of the best players in the league. He was the 2019 NBA Rookie of the Year, is a perennial All-Star and All-NBA first-team selection, and always receives attention from MVP voters.
Mark Cuban, an internet entrepreneur, investor and longtime Dallas Mavericks season-ticket holder, purchased the team in January 2000 for $285 million. In 2023, Cuban sold his majority stake in the Mavs to the Adelson and Dumont families for a reported $3.5 billion. However, Cuban still has a 27% stake and control over basketball operations.
According to Forbes, in Dec. 2023 the Dallas Mavericks were valued at $4.5 billion.