Venue & Game Info
Stadium: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Tipoff: 8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT
Broadcast: KFAA (Dallas), MNMT (Washington), NBA League Pass
Injury Report
Dallas Mavericks:
Kyrie Irving – out (ACL recovery)
Daniel Gafford – questionable (ankle)
Dante Exum – day-to-day (knee)
Washington Wizards:
Bilal Coulibaly – out (thumb)
CJ McCollum – probable (conditioning)
Team Recent Form
Dallas Mavericks:
Lost opener 125-92 vs San Antonio Spurs.
Anthony Davis: 22 points, 13 rebounds.
Cooper Flagg (rookie debut): 10 points, 10 rebounds, but shot just 30.8%.
Struggled defensively, allowing 57.5% FG and 68 points in the paint.
Washington Wizards:
Lost opener 133-120 vs Milwaukee Bucks.
Khris Middleton: 23 points, 6 rebounds.
Alex Sarr: 14 points, 11 rebounds.
Defense allowed 51% FG and 18 made threes.
Key Player Matchups
Anthony Davis (DAL) vs Alex Sarr (WAS): Veteran star vs rising French big man.
Cooper Flagg (DAL) vs Khris Middleton (WAS): Rookie phenom tasked with defending a proven scorer.
CJ McCollum (WAS) vs D’Angelo Russell (DAL): Veteran guards who can swing momentum with perimeter shooting.
Series History
All-time: Mavericks lead 48–39.
Recent: Dallas swept 2-0 in 2024–25.
At Dallas: Mavericks have won 5 of the last 6.
Betting Trends
Dallas Mavericks:
23-13 as moneyline favorites last season.
18-5-1 ATS when scoring 120+ points.
Washington Wizards:
18-64 last season, 17-62 as underdogs.
3-26 when underdogs of +559 or more.
Totals: Both teams’ openers went OVER.
Final Score Projection: Mavericks 121 – Wizards 106
Game Odds
Washington Wizards 227.5
Dallas Mavericks – 9.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, October 23, 2025
