Dallas Mavericks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 05/11/2023, 06:22  by Joseph King | Modified on 05/11/2023 at 07:05 in NBA Predictions

The Dallas Mavericks look to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they host the 2-3 Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. The Mavericks saw their unbeaten start to the year come to an end against the defending champion Denver Nuggets on Friday in a 125-114 loss. Dallas, now 4-1 on the year, sit third in the Western Conference and still maintain an unbeaten 2-0 record at American Airlines Center. They should come out fired up for this one as they attempt to immediately bounce back. Dallas is red-hot to start the year on the offensive side of the ball and are averaging the fourth most points in the NBA at 120.8 per game. MVP candidate Luka Doncic is somehow setting an even higher bar as he is averaging 33.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game. All of this while shooting an ultra-efficient 50% from the field and 44.6% from three.

The Hornets picked up a fine 125-124 win over the Pacers on Saturday for their second victory of the 2023/24 season. Charlotte snapped a three game losing streak with the result and now moves to eighth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 2-3. They’ll have to deal with the challenge of playing the second night of a road back-to-back in this one. This is the third game of a three game road trip before the Hornets return home to face the Wizards on Wednesday. Worryingly for Charlotte is that Dallas represents the first legitimate top-four seed potential team that they have faced in the season. The visitors rank dead last in the NBA in terms of strength of schedule with their best opponent so far being the Hawks.