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How to bet the Dallas Mavericks at the Brooklyn Nets
The Dallas Mavericks (27-23, 13-10 away) face the Brooklyn Nets (20-29, 12-14 home) on the second night of a back-to-back and look to pick up another win. Fresh off a win over the Sixers, the Mavericks will once again be without Derrick Lively. Dante Exum is listed as a game-time decision. Let’s scan the lines and props for betting value.
Game Details
Fixture: Dallas Mavericks vs Brooklyn Nets | NBA 2023-2024
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 6th, 2023; 6:30 PM CST
Venue: Barclays Center | Brooklyn, NY
Outcome Odds
- Spread: Mavericks -2.5 (-108)
- O/U 235
- Mavs ML: -142
Odds up to date as of 6:15 AM CST from DraftKings
Player Props
- Josh Green over 17.5 PRA (points/rebounds/assists) (-120)
- Mikal Bridges over 2.5 3pt Made (-166)
Green has beaten this number in 5 of the last 6 games. Could he vanish on us? While possible, I find it unlikely. His surge of solid play is a factor of Exum being out, possibly a desire to make an impression before the deadline – and simply the pendulum swinging toward the potential we have seen flashes off for the last two years. Take Green over 17.5 PRA.
The sheer volume of attempts we are likely to see from Bridges makes this a soft line even at -166. Look for double-digit attempts on the way to crushing this number. Take Bridges over 2.5 3pt Made.
Play of the Day
- Kyrie Irving over 35.5 PRA -110
Set aside the efficient stat line Irving posted in the win over the Sixers, this return to Brooklyn beckons a play. The time spent with the Nets was largely tumultuous. Now that he has found a happy home in Dallas it is reasonable to postulate Irving will muster a sparkling performance against his former team. Look for the legs to be surprisingly fresh given the recent return from injury and the importance of this game in the standings for the Mavericks.
Morton started 15 games in 1972 for an injured Staubach, who eventually returned in the playoffs. The Cowboys decided to trade Morton in 1974 to the Giants, who sent back a first-round pick, which turned out to be the No. 2 overall pick in 1975. The Cowboys used that selection to take Randy White, a 10-time Pro Bowler and future Hall of Famer.
Ironically enough, White’s best game was likely Super Bowl XII, when he was named Co-MVP with Harvey Martin. The Cowboys’ Doomsday defense dominated the Broncos, who were quarterbacked by Morton.
Overall, Morton played for the Cowboys, Giants and Broncos before officially retiring at the end of the 1982 season.
His career ended with 27,908 passing yards, ranking him 71st in NFL history, just ahead of Hall of Famer Joe Namath (27,663).
With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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