Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder 1/17/22 NBA Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Dallas Mavericks play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the American Airlines Center on Monday night.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been in a slump as they’ve lost eight of their past 10 games and they will be hoping to bounce back into form after falling just short to the Cavaliers in a 107-102 home loss on Saturday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team with 21 points and seven assists, Luguentz Dort and Darius Bazley each scored 17 points while Josh Giddey chipped in with 11 points and 10 rebounds. As a team, the Thunder shot 43 percent from the field and 10 of 27 from the 3-point line as they got off to a quick start to lead by as many as 18 points, before getting run down in the second half where they went cold.  

Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks have been in red-hot form as they’ve won eight of their past nine games overall and they will be aiming for a third straight win after making light work of the slumping Magic in a 108-92 home win on Saturday. Luka Doncic led the team with 23 points, nine rebounds and three assists, Jalen Brunson and Kristaps Porzingis each scored 19 points while Tim Hardaway Jr. chipped in with 17 points off the bench. As a team, the Mavericks shot just 41 percent from the field and 12 of 34 from the 3-point line, but they outscored the Magic at the free throw line by 32-11 to outpace the Magic from start to finish.

Looking at the betting trends, the Thunder are 7-2 ATS in their last nine road games, 3-0-1 ATS in their last four games against a team with a winning record and 25-10-1 ATS in their last 36 games overall. The Mavericks are 4-0 ATS in their last four home games, 4-1 ATS in their last five games against a team with a losing record and 6-1 ATS in their last seven games overall.

Head to head, the under is 6-2 in the last eight meetings overall, the Thunder are 0-7 ATS in the last seven meetings in Dallas and the Thunder are 4-10 ATS in the last 14 meetings overall.

The Thunder haven’t been able to build any momentum lately and they will be low on confidence after blowing a big lead against the Cavaliers in their last outing, while the Mavericks are starting to get healthy again and they’ve been playing their best basketball of the season. This is a simple one for me, I’m sticking with the Mavericks to stay hot with another win and cover at home.