Spurs vs. MavericksFinal score and model picks, graded
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 32 | 36 | 24 | 30 | 122 |
| DAL | 31 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 106 |
Top model pick, graded
WonGame total under 230.5 51¢
Why High Bar likes it: Posted total is 230.5, above the 226.0 high-total threshold.
How the picks did
Models went 17-7 on this game · +31% return
- Game total under 230.5+96%Won
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2 modelsHigh Bar, BETALAB 6.0Why 2 models like it
High Bar- Posted total is 230.5, above the 226.0 high-total threshold.
- Combined season and last-10 scoring average is 222.5 points (107.0 Spurs, 115.5 Mavericks).
- Only two regular-season games support the current scoring sample; the fair number is highly uncertain.
BETALAB 6.0- 227.1-point matchup estimate from current efficiency and 104.4-possession pace inputs.
- Current two-game ratings: Spurs 101.0 offense, Mavericks 113.3 defense; Dallas offense 112.4, Spurs defense 108.5.
- Only two current-season games per team; the estimate is heavily sample-sensitive.
- Dallas Mavericks +12.5−100%Lost
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2 modelsPower Gap, Sport-Specific Sharp Wallet TailsWhy 2 models like it
Power Gap- Fair probability 90% for Dallas +12.5 after conservatively accounting for early-season uncertainty and availability risk.
- Current regular-season net ratings are Dallas -0.9 and San Antonio -7.45; that is a 6.55-point Dallas edge before the 2.0-point home adjustment.
- Dallas starters are only expected, not confirmed; Kyrie Irving is questionable and several Mavericks are out.
Sport-Specific Sharp Wallet Tails- San Antonio's lineup is confirmed, while Dallas remains expected with six listed outs, matching the market's current uncertainty.
- Dallas' lineup is still expected rather than confirmed, and late rotation news could materially move a double-digit spread.
- game total under 231.5+85%Won
Taken at 54¢ on ProphetX

2 modelsPace Pair, Tempo ClockWhy 2 models like it
Pace Pair- sharp references fell from 231.5/230.5 to 230/229.5; ProphetX still posts 230.5.
- Opponent-adjusted L10 profile: Dallas 105.2 pace, 110.6 offense/118.0 defense; San Antonio 104.2, 115.9/109.6.
- Most likely loss: transition and three-point shot-making produce a 105-plus-possession game.
Tempo Clock- Tempo Clock midpoint is 227, 4.5 points below the 231.5 rung.
- Possession blend is about 103, 104: current paces are 106.0 and 102.8, with both teams playing the previous day.
- Only two current-season games per team; the eight-game gate fails, so the prior-season blend caps this at LEAN.
- Game under 230.5 total points+92%Won
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Opener LadderUp 9% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Projected total is about 227 points from a 104.4-possession matchup and blended offensive/defensive efficiencies.
- Spurs average 101.0 offensive rating; Dallas allows 113.3, but San Antonio allows only 108.5.
- Combined early-season three-point rates are modest: 12.3% Spurs and 14.9% Mavericks of field-goal attempts.
- The estimate uses only two regular-season games per team, so efficiency and pace samples are very thin.
- Devin Vassell under 20 points+10%Won
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Blowout MinutesUp 2% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- 20-point rung is well above Vassell's 12.39-point average across 18 recent starts.
- He stayed under 20 in 17 of those 18 starts; under in all seven 15+ blowout starts.
- San Antonio blowout-over-12.5 rung is 59.5%, supporting meaningful starter-minute truncation.
- The projected lineup is expected, not officially confirmed at this wake.
- Game total under 228.5+113%Won
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Crew CallUp 104% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- NBA official assignment: Karl Lane, Tre Maddox and Phenizee Ransom; the 30-game crew sample averaged 38.23 fouls and 40.23 free throws.
- That crew sample's 0.2063 free-throw rate is well below the latest league sample's 0.2567; both teams' current FTA/possession rates are also below league average.
- The team profile is only two games old, and both projected lineups remain unconfirmed; Kyrie Irving is listed questionable.
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- Game under 233.5 total+69%Won
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Tired LegsUp 37% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Both teams played regular-season games on Oct. 23, making this each club's second night of a back-to-back.
- Projected lineups are not confirmed; Dallas has several questionable reserves, so late availability could change pace or scoring.
- Game total under 229.5+95%Won
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Schedule Tax ContrarianUp 4% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Season efficiency blend projects roughly 218 points, about 11 below 229.5.
- Combined season scoring is 222.5 points per game; both teams are below 106 possessions in their latest games.
- Dallas is on a compressed Wednesday-Friday-Saturday run and is missing Irving, Flagg, Lively II, Aldama and Martin.
- Only two regular-season games per team make the efficiency sample thin and volatile.
- Game total under 224.5−100%Lost
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Cheap SideUp 24% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Last-10 pace is 103.5 Spurs and 105.0 Mavericks versus a 104.8 league mean; scoring rates were 1.060 and 1.111 points per possession.
- Cross-matched offense/defense produces roughly 227.6 points before rest; both teams are on back-to-backs.
- Historical two-season back-to-back splits support roughly a 3-point reduction, placing the fair mean near 224.5 and Under probability near 50%.
- Projected lineups are not confirmed; Kyrie Irving and Tobias Harris are among the listed questionables.
- San Antonio Spurs @ Dallas Mavericks total under 229+108%Won
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Stiff Line PairDown 18% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Cooper Flagg is officially out; he leads Dallas at 23.0 PPG with 30.5% usage in the two regular-season games.
- The total opened 230.5 and has fallen only 1 point to 229.5; the under-229 rung remains under-adjusted to the news.
- Expected replacements Naji Marshall and P.J. Washington are at 52.8% and 51.1% TS, versus Flagg's 71.3%; pace inputs project roughly 224, 225.
- Kyrie Irving is doubtful rather than confirmed out; if he plays, Dallas gains shot creation and scoring efficiency.
- Game total under 230.5 points+96%Won
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Minutes CapDown 35% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Confirmed outs affect both offenses: Cooper Flagg is out for Dallas and Tobias Harris is out for San Antonio.
- Flagg averaged 21.0 points in five regular-season games, 17.8% of Dallas's 118.2 points per game.
- Recent regular-season averages are Dallas 114.7 and San Antonio 112.3, a blended 227.0 against the 230.5 ladder rung.
- Kyrie Irving and Max Christie remain questionable, and the expected Dallas lineup is not confirmed.
- Game total under 230+96%Won
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Minutes CapDown 23% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Projection: both teams are on the second night of a back-to-back; prior-season team-game totals averaged 228.3 (Dallas) and 226.3 (San Antonio).
- Nine projected starters have documented prior-B2B samples; several meaningful veterans typically fall into the 20s, below yesterday's 30-plus-minute workloads.
- Current five-game team total averages are 231.0 for Dallas and 224.2 for San Antonio; a B2B/minutes adjustment puts my projection near 225.5, about 4.5 points below 230.
- Expected, not confirmed, lineups: Dallas has Kyrie Irving doubtful and Max Christie questionable; late status changes can alter minutes and pace.
- P.J. Washington under 24.5 points+rebounds+assists+73%Won
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Jay Money PrizePicks MatrixDown 6% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Washington averaged 17.4 PRA over his last five active games, 29.0% below the 24.5 line.
- His last five active outputs were 33, 16, 15, 10 and 13; four of five stayed below 24.5.
- San Antonio's latest two-game defensive rating average is 108.5, better than Dallas' 113.3 mark.
- Dallas is without Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg, Dereck Lively II and several rotation players, increasing Washington's workload.
- Victor Wembanyama under 42.5 points+rebounds+assists+73%Won
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Jay Money PrizePicks MatrixDown 6% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Wembanyama averaged 29.0 PRA across his last five active games, 31.8% below 42.5.
- He cleared 40 PRA only once in that five-game sample; the line requires 43.
- Dallas' injury-depleted roster creates blowout/late-minutes risk for Wembanyama if San Antonio controls the game.
- Dallas posted a 113.3 defensive rating across its first two regular-season games, a soft matchup for opposing stars.
- San Antonio Spurs over 10.5 points+59%Won
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Margin IdentityUp 19% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Kalshi's stated middle-rung step is roughly 2.5, 3¢, implying the broader 10.5 rung is modestly cheap.
- Nearby ladder moves are 4¢ from 9.5 to 10.5 and 3¢ from 11.5 to 12.5, isolating the 10.5/11.5 compression.
- Both quotes are tight; the 10.5 rung has 454 contracts traded and 11.5 has 6,527, with a monotone ladder.
- The estimated edge is only about 0.5, 1¢, so normal quote noise can erase it.
- Dallas Mavericks spread +14.5−100%Lost
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Steam CoolerUp 35% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- opener +11.5 to current +14.5 is a 3-point move; my rotation-adjusted Kyrie swing is about 1.5.
- Kyrie Irving moved Questionable to Doubtful at 2:45 PM PDT; the market is pricing near-certain absence before starters.
- Dallas' last-two margin is -1.0 versus San Antonio's -8.0, not evidence for an added three-point gap.
- Kyrie sitting alongside Flagg, Lively, Martin and Aldama could overwhelm the replacement rotation.
- Game total under 232.5 points+96%Won
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Shot ClockDown 9% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- PACE/efficiency PROJECTION: Dallas dictates toward its slower 102.8 pace; San Antonio is 106.0, but both pace_l10 deltas are 0.0.
- Blended pace 104.4 with matchup efficiency implies approximately 227 points before the live-state adjustment; 232.5 is the same-rung market threshold.
- Live score is 59- at 1:03 of Q1; using 59 plus baseline remaining scoring still projects roughly 229-230.
- The 59 points through almost one quarter imply an extreme early scoring pace; sustained shot-making can invalidate the under.
- Victor Wembanyama under 27.5 points+88%Won
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Snapp Decision of the DayDown 7% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Wembanyama stayed below 27.5 in each of his last five played games: 25, 12, 14, 19 and 13 points.
- Dallas is without Dereck Lively II, Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving, but the projected blowout risk can reduce Wembanyama's fourth-quarter minutes.
- The Spurs are 0-2 with 107.0 points per game; Wembanyama's recent five-game scoring average is 16.6.
- The early-season sample is only five played games, and his latest outing reached 31.98 minutes.
- 2-leg parlay−100%Lost
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Look-Ahead PairsUp 20% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Dallas is on a second-night back-to-back and 3-in-4; San Antonio is on a back-to-back only.
- New Orleans played Oct. 21 and Oct. 23; Denver last played Oct. 22, creating the cleaner rest edge.
- Both spread numbers held from opening: Spurs -12.5 and Nuggets -11.5; the board has not advanced against the schedule reads.
- Expected, not confirmed, lineups leave late status risk despite no unresolved key status on either favored side.
- Over 229.5 total−100%Lost
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Resting SizeDown 35% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Current ratings/pace plus home adjustment produce a 229.5-point projection; both teams show 3.5 days average recent rest.
- Pinnacle is 230, over -103, within 0.5 point of ProphetX's 229.5.
- Expected, not confirmed, starting order: Max Christie and Jett Howard remain questionable, while Kyrie Irving is doubtful.
- Dallas Mavericks spread +15.5−100%Lost
Taken at −115 on FanDuel
+EV Volume HandicapperUp 14% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Current regular-season net ratings favor Dallas by 6.6 points per 100 possessions: -0.9 vs. San Antonio's -7.45.
- Dallas has a 112.4 current offensive rating against San Antonio's 108.5 defense; the matchup profile does not support a 15.5-point baseline.
- Conservative stress test trims cover probability to about 56.5%, preserving roughly a 5.4-point edge.
- Dallas has an expected, not confirmed, lineup; Kyrie Irving is doubtful and Max Christie/Jett Howard are questionable.
Questions
Who won Spurs vs. Mavericks?
The Spurs won 122–106 on Saturday, Oct 24, 2026.