The Charlotte Hornets (14-43) are heavy underdogs (+10.5) as they look to stop a four-game road slide when they take on the Dallas Mavericks (31-28) on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at American Airlines Center. The game airs at 8:30 PM ET on KFAA and FDSSE.

For the best bets you can place on Thursday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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Mavericks vs. Hornets Game Info

• When: Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET
• Where: American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
• TV: KFAA and FDSSE
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Mavericks vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Mavericks (- 10.5)

• Dallas has beaten the spread 32 times in 59 games.
• Charlotte’s record against the spread is 28-29-0.
• The Mavericks are 6-1 as 10.5-point favorites or more.
• The Hornets are 12-7 as 10.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Under (223.5)

• In 33 games this season, the Mavericks and their opponents have gone over 223.5 total points.
• The Hornets and their opponents have combined to score more than 223.5 points in 19 of 57 games this season.
• The average point total in Dallas’ outings this year is 228.2, 4.7 more points than this game’s over/under.
• Charlotte’s games this season have had an average of 222.7 points, 0.8 fewer points than this game’s total.
• The Mavericks score the fifth-most points in the NBA this season, while the Hornets’ offense racks up the 29th-most.
• The Hornets have surrendered the 12th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Mavericks have given up the 21st-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Mavericks (-450)

• This season, the Mavericks have won 19 out of the 28 games, or 67.9%, in which they’ve been favored.
• The Hornets have come away with 12 wins in the 50 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Dallas has been at least a -450 moneyline favorite seven times this season and won all of those games.
• This year, Charlotte has won three of 22 games when listed as at least +333 or better on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mavericks have a 81.8% chance to win.

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