Mavericks Host Pacers in Non-Conference Matchup

The Dallas Mavericks host the Indiana Pacers on November 9, with tipoff set for 8 p.m. EST. Dallas is 6-4 and 10th in the Western Conference; Indiana is 3-7 and 11th in the East. The Mavericks are listed as 4.5-point favorites, and the over-under is 221.5 points.

The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Dallas won their October 23 game, 121-105, with Kyrie Irving leading the Mavericks with 24 points.

Dallas will be without Tarik Biberovic, who has a heel injury, Sergio De Larrea, who has a knee injury, and Dereck Lively II, who has a foot injury. Indiana lists Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring), Ben Sheppard (meniscus) and Johnny Furphy (ACL) as out; Furphy is out for the season. T.J. McConnell is day to day with a hamstring injury.

Last season, Dallas went 26-56 overall and 16-25 at home, allowing 119.6 points per game. Indiana finished 19-63 and went 8-33 on the road. Indiana made 45.8% of its field-goal attempts and 35.6% of its three-point attempts.