Tag: Dallas Mavericks

Ja Morant (12) and the Memphis Grizzlies are in first place in the Southwest Division and in fourth overall in the Western Conference. (Image: Getty)

Memphis Grizzlies New Betting Favorite to Win Southwest Division

The Memphis Grizzlies (19-13) currently occupy the #4 seed in the Western Conference, but they’re the betting favorite to win the NBA Southwest Division at -145 odds ahead of the Dallas Mavericks at +110. The Grizzlies are the surprise team in the Western Conference this season, especially after they went […]

Luka Doncic aggravated an ankle injury against the Indiana Pacers on Friday. (Image: Marco Esquondoles/Getty)

Dallas Mavs Injury Report: Luka Doncic to Miss Games with Sprained Ankle

Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks has been nursing a sprained ankle since mid-November and he’ll sit out back-to-back games in hopes that the time off will allow his injury to heal. Doncic initially suffered the ankle injury last month during a victory against the Denver Nuggets. He missed the […]

Steph Curry points out a defensive assignment to his teammates on the Golden State Warriors. (Image: Getty)

NBA Weekend Preview: Mavs/Pacers, Pistons Skid, Curry Seeks 3-Pt Record

The Quickie Preview has returned to OG. We have several noteworthy NBA games this weekend, including Steph Curry from the Golden State Warriors trying to break the all-time 3-pointer record, and the bloody awful Detroit Pistons desperate to get off the schneid by ending their 10-game losing streak. Once again, […]

Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets are one of best teams in the NBA to bet the under through the first couple weeks of the season. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

NBA Betting Trends: Fade the Nuggets, Nets, Mavs, Thunder in O/U Totals

If you’re an NBA totals bettor, there are five teams that have been fade-worthy when betting the under, including the Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Oklahoma City Thunder. Scoring is down a tick in the NBA with the new rules, so players and teams are slowly […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic (77) shoots a 3-pointer over Ja Morant from the Memphis Grizzlies. (Image: Nelson Chenault/USA Today Sports)

NBA Southwest Odds: Can Ja’s Grizzlies Outgun Luka’s Mavericks?

The Dallas Mavericks are the consensus favorites to win the NBA Southwest Division at -230 odds, according to the most recent update by DraftKings. The Memphis Grizzlies are playing second fiddle to Luka Doncic and the Mavs, but Ja Morant and the Griz are +400 odds to win the Southwest […]

Point Guard Frank Ntilikina barely saw any playing time with the New York Knicks last season. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Dallas Mavericks to Sign Ex-Knicks PG Frank Ntilikina

Frankie Cigs looks like he’s headed to Texas. The Dallas Mavericks are interested in signing the Belgian-born Frank Ntilikina and former point guard from the New York Knicks. Nicknamed ‘Frankie Cigs’ by actor and Knicks superfan Michael Rapaport, Ntilikina grew up in France and was a bust during his brief […]

The NBA scheduled five games for Christmas starting with the New York Knicks hosting the Atlanta Hawks at noon and concluding the Dallas Mavericks at the Utah Jazz. (Image: Getty)

Knicks/Hawks and Nets/Lakers Headline NBA’s Christmas Quintuple-Header

What’s a better way to celebrate the Christmas spirit than with five consecutive NBA games? The NBA released its Christmas Day schedule with a quintuple-header featuring the Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks, Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers, […]

Luka Doncic smiles after knocking down a 3-pointer for the Dallas Mavericks. (Image: Jason Miller/Getty)

Luka Doncic Signs $207 Million Super-Max Extension with Dallas Mavs

Luka Doncic, the Slovenian wunderkind, signed a super-max contract with the Dallas Mavericks worth $207 million over five years. The new contract extension begins next season and will keep Doncic with the Mavs until 2027. Doncic finished in fifth place in MVP voting last season after finishing the year averaging […]

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks shoots over Steph Curry from the Golden State Warriors during a 30-point thumping. (Image: Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports)

NBA High Guys: Luka Doncic Outduels Steph Curry in Blowout

The Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors met in a widely anticipated matchup between two of the best gunslingers in the West, with Luka Doncic and Steph Curry. Doncic lit up the Golden State Warriors for 39 points in a 133-103 blowout and outgunned Curry, who tallied just 27 points […]