Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 11/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Rockets (2-2) will go up against the Dallas Mavericks (2-3) at Toyota Center on Monday.

The Mavericks played the Pacers and walked away with a win by a score of 107-105 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 22 and the Pacers recorded 29 personal fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 45 tries from beyond the arc. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 64.3% from the free throw line by burying 18 of 28 tries. Additionally, Indiana totaled 36 rebounds (13 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Indiana earned 20 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Pertaining to defense, Dallas allowed 34.9% from the floor on 37 out of 106 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled a total of 56 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Mavericks buried 30 of 37 attempts for a rate of 81.1%. Dallas ended the contest with a 45.6% FG percentage (36 out of 79) and buried 5 out of their 24 3-point attempts.

Brandon Williams is one guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He racked up 20 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 22 mins and totaled 7 rebounds. Williams went 64.3% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Dallas steps onto the hardwood with a record of 2-3 this season. They average 107.8 points per contest (28th in basketball) while connecting on 44.5% from the field. The Mavericks are connecting on 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (46 of 144) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dallas is snagging 43.4 rebounds per contest and has racked up 116 dimes so far this season, which is 22nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 17.0 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 21.2 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Mavericks are forcing 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 25.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in the league in giving up assists with 125 surrendered this season. The Mavericks are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.3% (219 of 473) and they relinquish 49.6 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 33.5% from 3-point land while they are 12th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (115.4).

In their last game, the Rockets took home the win by a final score of 139-121 when they played the Raptors. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Houston permitted Toronto to pull down 47 overall (7 offensive). They finished the game shooting 52.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 21 of 40 and ended up going 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). The Rockets allowed the Raptors to bury 43 out of 85 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.6% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Rockets walked away from this one shooting 50 out of 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 57.5%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Houston made 13 of their 30 attempts (43.3%). They were able to convert 26 of them for a rate of 76.5%. The Raptors were called for 26 fouls in this contest which took the Rockets to the free throw line for 34 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. The Rockets corralled 33 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive boards totaling 52 in this game.

Kevin Durant ended up being a major contributor for the Rockets in this contest. Durant racked up 31 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for this contest. He made 11 out of 19 for the contest for a field goal rate of 57.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 2-2 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Rockets are hitting on 49.4% from the field, which is 8th in basketball. Houston has scored 511 points on the season (127.8 per contest) and they grab 47.3 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 25.5 times per game (16th in the league) and they turn the ball over 16.5 times per contest. The Rockets commit 22.0 fouls per contest and they hit 81.3% from the free throw line.

The Rockets on defense are ranked 16th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 117.5. They have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (16th in the league). The Houston defense gives up 38.0% on shots from distance (65 of 171) and their opposition knocks down 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 26.5 dimes and 36.3 rebounds every game, which ranks them 16th and 2nd in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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