Nets vs Mavericks Prediction, Starting Lineups & Player Props (Nov 8, 2026)

Final score by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Nets	26	20	25	22	93
Mavericks	33	33	34	30	130

How the bets settled

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 130-93, with the game swinging in the second quarter as Dallas turned a seven-point edge after one into a 20-point halftime cushion and kept control from there. Dallas led for 99 percent of the game and built a largest lead of 37.

Cooper Flagg led Dallas with 25 points and 12 assists, while Morez Johnson Jr. grabbed 9 rebounds. Michael Porter Jr. had 19 points and 9 rebounds for Brooklyn, and Day’Ron Sharpe added 6 assists. The Mavericks shot 57 percent from the field and 40 percent from three, compared with Brooklyn’s 39 and 28, and they owned the glass 46-30 while scoring 64 paint points to Brooklyn’s 40.

For bettors, Dallas covered the closing 7.5-point spread by 29.5, and the game finished under the 223.5 total by half a point.

How the props finished

7 of 10 cleared

Player	Line	Price	Result
Moritz Wagner	Over 0.5 threes made	-115 bet365	1 Cleared
Zaccharie Risacher	Over 0.5 assists	-218 Caesars	1 Cleared
Danny Wolf	Over 0.5 threes made	-285 Kalshi	1 Cleared
Kyrie Irving	Over 0.5 steals	-270 prophetexchange	1 Cleared
P.J. Washington	Over 1.5 threes made	-143 BetRivers	2 Cleared
Nolan Traoré	Over 1.5 rebounds	-162 prophetexchange	1 Missed
Noah Clowney	Over 3.5 rebounds	+118 BetRivers	0 Missed
Michael Porter Jr.	Over 6.5 rebounds	-125 BetParx	9 Cleared
Julius Randle	Over 3.5 turnovers	-133 888sport	3 Missed
Day’Ron Sharpe	Over 0.5 blocks	-167 BetRivers	2 Cleared

Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the game, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.

Against the spread, start to finish

Win probability

Top performers

Team stats

NetsMavericks

39%FG%57%

28%3P%40%

71%FT%91%

30Rebounds46

23Assists31

40Points in the paint64

19Fast break points26

17Turnovers21

9Steals7

4Blocks4

0Biggest lead37

Box score

Brooklyn NetsDallas Mavericks

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Julius Randle F	30	13	5-10	0-1	3-6	4	4	3	0	1	1	3	2	-33
Michael Porter Jr. F	29	19	5-15	4-11	5-7	9	0	3	1	0	3	6	2	-16
Danny Wolf F	36	10	2-7	1-3	5-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	3	2	-29
Day’Ron Sharpe C	20	6	2-5	0-1	2-2	4	6	1	2	2	3	1	1	-14
Nolan Traore G	21	14	6-15	2-6	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	-25
Bench
Josh Minott F	12	10	4-10	2-8	0-0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	-8
Noah Clowney F	8	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	-1
Chaney Johnson F	15	2	0-2	0-1	2-2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	5	-19
Moritz Wagner C	16	12	4-5	1-1	3-5	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	-9
Terance Mann G	22	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	4	-14
Keon Ellis G	22	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	-9
Drake Powell G	9	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	-8
Total		93	31-80	11-39	20-28	30	23	16	9	4	10	20	27

Team shooting: FG 39% · 3PT 28% · FT 71%

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Caleb Martin F	19	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	+11
Daniel Gafford F	19	18	7-8	0-0	4-6	5	2	1	0	3	3	2	4	+13
P.J. Washington F	25	6	2-3	2-3	0-0	5	0	2	1	1	0	5	2	+17
Cooper Flagg F	28	25	8-13	3-5	6-6	5	12	3	1	0	0	5	2	+22
Kyrie Irving G	29	21	9-15	2-7	1-1	3	4	3	1	0	1	2	1	+14
Bench
Naji Marshall F	15	8	3-6	1-3	1-1	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	3	+10
Santi Aldama F	15	12	5-7	2-4	0-0	2	0	3	1	0	1	1	2	-2
Morez Johnson Jr. F	19	4	1-7	0-1	2-2	9	1	0	0	0	2	7	2	+7
Tobi Lawal F	5	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+10
Zaccharie Risacher F	16	11	5-8	1-3	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	+10
Moussa Cisse C	5	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	+12
Marcus Sasser G	9	4	1-2	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+8
Max Christie G	17	5	2-6	1-4	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	+21
Walter Clayton Jr. G	16	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	4	6	2	2	0	1	3	3	+21
Jett Howard G	3	5	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+11
Total		130	48-84	14-35	20-22	46	31	20	7	4	12	34	25

Team shooting: FG 57% · 3PT 40% · FT 91%

Attendance 19,184 · Officials: Dedric Taylor, Marc Davis, Kastine Evans

Recap: Cooper Flagg has 25 points, career-best 12 assists as Mavericks beat Nets 130-93 (ESPN)

Highlights

• Michael Porter Jr. gets the and-1 to fall (ESPN)
• Daniel Gafford elevates for the big-time swat (ESPN)
• Michael Porter Jr. buries triple vs. Dallas Mavericks (ESPN)
• Cooper Flagg gets the and-1 to fall (ESPN)

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

No StatsBench pick posted for this game. Today’s posted picks are graded live.

Betting trends

• Nets have covered the spread in 4 straight games.
• The under has hit in 3 straight Mavericks games.
• Mavericks are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10.
• The over is 3-7 in Mavericks’ last 10 games.
• Nets are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings with the Mavericks.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Nets vs Mavericks pre-game preview

Sunday’s Brooklyn Nets at Dallas Mavericks matchup has Dallas as a -7.5 favorite with a 223.5 total, up from an opening DAL -8.5 and 219.5. The last meeting was February 24, 2026, when Brooklyn lost 114-123 at home. Brooklyn is 2-7 straight up and 6-3 against the spread this season, and its last 10 shows 2-8 straight up and 6-4 against the spread after a 121-124 loss at Atlanta. Dallas is 5-4 straight up and 6-3 against the spread, with a 6-4 straight-up and 7-3 against-the-spread last 10 after a 112-100 win over Utah.

The most useful defensive angle is three-point allowance: Brooklyn allows 14.3 threes per game, ranked 24th, while Dallas allows 11.3, ranked 2nd. Pace is modest on both sides, with Brooklyn at 101.8, ranked 18th, and Dallas at 101, ranked 22nd. Dallas also lists Dereck Lively II out with right foot surgery, along with Tarik Biberovic and Sergio De Larrea. On the prop side, Daniel Gafford’s over 1.5 steals plus blocks at -167 has cleared in 10 of his last 10, and Zaccharie Risacher’s over 0.5 assists at -218 has cleared in 9 of his last 10, with the StatsBench model projecting 1.4.

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Nets	2-7	6-3	5-4	1-3	1-4
Mavericks	5-4	6-3	2-7	3-2	2-2

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Nets vs Mavericks head-to-head

Nets are 1-6, 0-3 ATS, O/U 2-1 in the last 7 meetings. Last time: Nets lost 114-123 on February 24, 2026.

Recent form

Brooklyn Nets: last 10 (2-8, 6-4 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Dallas Mavericks: last 10 (6-4, 7-3 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 11:30 AM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Venue and weather

Nets vs Mavericks odds

Line movement from the open

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart