Dallas Mavericks vs OKC Thunder Prediction and Betting Tips for 2024 Emirates NBA Cup West Quarterfinal | Dec. 10

The Dallas Mavericks vs OKC Thunder game is one of two scheduled quarterfinal matchups of the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup on Tuesday. It's the start of the knockout rounds of the tournament, with the winner advancing to Las Vegas for the semifinals.

Dallas qualified as the Western Conference wildcard over the Phoenix Suns due to their point differential. They finished the group stage with a record of 3-1, but were in second place because of the tiebreaker against the Golden State Warriors in West Group C.

Meanwhile, the Thunder topped West Group B with an identical record of 3-1. They won the tiebreaker against the Suns, so they outright qualified for the semifinals. They are also the favorites to win the tournament just ahead of the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks, as per Oddshark.

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Dallas Mavericks vs. OKC Thunder Game Details and Odds

The Mavericks-Thunder quarterfinal game in the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup is scheduled for a 9:30 p.m. EST tipoff at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It will be televised nationally on TNT.

Fans can also watch the game via live stream on NBA League Pass and FuboTV, which are paid subscriptions.

Moneyline: Mavericks (+150) vs. Thunder (-185)

Spread: Mavericks +4.5 (-112) vs. Thunder -4.5 (-109)

Total (O/U): Mavericks o231.5 (-109) vs. Thunder u231.5 (-110)

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Dallas Mavericks vs. OKC Thunder Betting Tips

Luka Doncic is averaging 28.7 points per game this season and has an over/under of 28.5 points for tonight's Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinal game. Doncic is favored to go over, which is not a bad bet to make. He has scored at least 29 points in three of his last four games.

Kyrie Irving has an over/under of 21.5 points and is favored to score at least 22 points. Irving has scored 22 points or more in four of his last five games, so don't be afraid to go with the odds and bet on him to go over.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 30 points in six of his last games for the OKC Thunder. SGA is averaging 29.8 PPG this season and is favored to go over 29.5 points. Don't take the risk in hopes of a higher payout, since SGA is likely to score 30 points or more.

Jalen Williams is favored to go over 21.5 points against the Dallas Mavericks. Williams averages 22.0 PPG and has scored 22 points or more in three of his last four games. He had 27 points in his previous game versus the Mavs, so confidently bet on him to go over 21.5 points.

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Dallas Mavericks vs. OKC Thunder Prediction

The OKC Thunder are favored to move on to the semifinals of the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup over the Dallas Mavericks. The last time they faced each other, the Mavericks won without Luka Doncic. The Mavs also beat the Thunder in six games in last year's Western Conference semifinals.

The prediction is an upset win for the Mavericks and the total going over 231.5 points.