Mavericks vs Rockets Prediction, Projected Score & Pick

Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets · Wed, Oct 21, 2026

HoopVantage's Oct 21, 2026 prediction: Houston Rockets over the Mavericks by 9.0 points, a 77% win probability, with a projected final of Mavericks 109, Rockets 118 (total 226.6). Against the spread the model leans Mavericks +9.5: its margin is 0.5 points less favourable to Rockets than the market's. On the total the model leans under 230.5 (projection 226.6). Final: Mavericks 110, Rockets 128. The pick was right — Houston Rockets won by 18; the projected margin was off by 9.0 points and the total by 11.4.

Projection frozen at tip-off by model version 2026-10-21.

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