Daniel Gafford
DAL @ SA · Tomorrow 9:30 PMWhat's different tonight
Over 16.5 · facts from past games, not a pickTonightMinutes
Last 5: 26.2 min · 2025–26: 21.7 (55 games) · up 21%
TonightGame lines
DAL +12.5 · total 227.5 (4 sportsbooks): a big spread
DAL's games this season closed at 232.2 on average (7 games)
Teammate out
Max Christie: Out (hip)
Over 16.5 without him: 0 of 4; with him: 27 of 58 (62 games as teammates)
Teammate out
Dereck Lively II: Out (foot)
Over 16.5 without him: 25 of 58; with him: 2 of 4 (62 games as teammates)
Game log against Over 16.5
40%4 of 10L10
Over 16.5 Pts+Reb cleared in 4 of his last 10 games (0 of 4 on the road).
Our model's range for tonight: a typical night lands 10.4–31.3 pts+reb.
Splits
Over 16.5 · L10 · counts, not in orderTap a split to count only its games. Research from past games, not a pick.
With or without
Over 16.5 · L10Cooper FlaggF
Kyrie IrvingG
Naji MarshallF
Max ChristieGOut
Dereck Lively IICOut
The three teammates who use the most possessions a game (shots, free throws, turnovers) among those playing 15+ minutes, over their last 20 games, then anyone else in the rotation ruled out tonight. Only games they were teammates on the Mavericks count; “without” is a game he didn't play.
Last vs SA
Pts+Reb: 21 in 23 min, Oct 24 (home)
Over 16.5 hit in 6 of 8 games against SA on record
L10 · Over 16.5
- Average
- 15.4
- −1.1 vs line
- Median
- 15
- −1.5 vs line
- Hit rate
- 40%
- 4 of 10
- Price implies
- 57%
- at −130
- Books’ fair
- 53%
- margin removed
- Our chance
- 61%
- estimate · fair −156
Research, not a pick. At −130 the price beats our fair −156, but props stay research until bets like this beat the close.
Our chance is our model's estimate, not a proven edge: props on our numbers have lost money since Oct 7.
Lines posted now
Over hits, L10| Line | Over | Under | L10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| −1301 book | −1021 book | 4/10 |
Compare 1 sportsbook and 1 pick'em app at 16.5
| Sportsbook · read | Over 16.5 | Under 16.5 |
|---|---|---|
| FanDuel3 min ago | −130Best | −102Best |
| PrizePickspick'em, posted now | Line posted, no price | |
Prices as of 6:28 PM ET. The page leads with the Over's typical price; these are each sportsbook's own.
The consensus line
16.5Over isn't priced at 16.5 right now.


