The Golden State Warriors (25-20) and Dallas Mavericks (18-26) will face off in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The game will broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video.
The Warriors are 4.5-point favorites over the Mavericks on the spread (Warriors -4.5), with the over/under set at 232.5 total points. Golden State is a -185 favorite to win outright on the moneyline, while Dallas is +155 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Warriors vs. Mavericks predictions and NBA picks for Thursday, January 22.
Warriors vs Mavericks Prediction, Picks
- Warriors vs Mavericks pick: Warriors -4.5 (-115)
My Mavericks vs Warriors best bet is on Golden State to cover the spread at -4.5, but make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
Warriors vs Mavericks Odds
| Warriors Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-4.5 -115 | 232.5 -110o / -110u | -185 |
| Mavericks Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+4.5 -105 | 232.5 -110o / -110u | +155 |
Warriors vs Mavericks NBA Preview
I'm going to go with Golden State at -4.5, not because I'm buying into what I'm seeing right now without Jimmy Butler and the Warriors' seemingly state of disarray — but I just think this is a slight overreaction to what we've seen from the Dubs recently.
We see this all the time; a team gets steamed and doesn't cover, then everyone's off of them.
The next time they played after the injury, they were 3.5-point favorites against Toronto, and the line moved to 4.5 before tipoff, even with the Butler news — and they got dusted.
Warriors vs Mavericks Predictions, Betting Analysis
Meanwhile, Dallas has been running hot. Although, make no mistake about it, the Mavericks are not a good team.
I'll buy low on the Warriors tonight.
It's actually more of a buy-low, sell-high kind of situation given the Mavericks' recent form as well.
Pick: Warriors -4.5 (-115, bet365)
Mavericks vs Warriors Betting Trends
