NBA Prop Bets: Detroit Pistons vs Dallas Mavericks (November 1, 2025)

The Dallas Mavericks (2-3) face the Detroit Pistons (3-2) at Mexico City Arena. Let's take a look at the NBA Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup. The Pistons are favored to win at -305, currently marked as 7.5-point favorites, while the Mavericks are at +245. The total points line is set at 225.5, with OVER at -113 and UNDER at -108, meaning the implied expected score for the game is 116-109 Detroit.

• The Mavericks (-106) have a 2-3-0 ATS record this season, while the Pistons (-115) hold a record of 3-2-0.
• The Mavericks have a 1-4-0 O/U record this season (meaning one game has gone over the total points line and four have gone under). The Pistons have a 2-3-0 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

• The Mavericks are averaging 107.8 points per game this season (30th in the league). Comparatively, the Pistons are averaging +7.2 more at 115.0 points (20th).
• Defensively, the Mavericks are giving up 115.4 points per game this season (T11th in the league), while the Pistons are giving up an average of 114.2 points (8th).

Game Style

What do the stats tell us about the style of basketball these teams are playing this season?

Pace

• The Mavericks currently rank 4th for pace this season, recording 104.5 possessions per game. Alternatively, the Pistons sit 10th on that scale with 102.0 possessions per contest.

Field Goal Split

• Looking at field goal splits, just 34.1% of the Mavericks' field goal attempts come from three point range (30th in the league), leaving 65.9% from two. Meanwhile, the Pistons' opponents are taking only 37.7% of their attempts from three (5th) and 62.3% from two.
• Comparatively, Detroit takes 35.4% of shots from three (T22nd), leaving 64.6% from two, while Dallas' opponents are attempting 34.7% from three (6th) and 65.3% from two.

Beyond the Arc

• In terms of made three-pointers, the Mavericks are shooting 31.9% from deep in 2025/26 (28th in the NBA), compared to the Pistons who are making 34.4% of their attempts (19th).
• On the opposite end, Dallas is holding opponents to 33.5% of their three-point attempts (10th), while Detroit's opponents are hitting 36.2% of their shots (16th).

Ball Protection

• The Mavericks are committing 17.0 turnovers per game this season, ranking T25th in the league. The Pistons may be well placed to take advantage of those numbers given they're forcing 16.2 turnovers per contest (T9th).
• Flipping that script, Dallas is forcing 15.0 turnovers (T17th), while Detroit is committing 16.8 (T21st).

Crashing the Boards

• Dallas is pulling down 43.4 rebounds per game this season (15th in the league), including 8.6 offensive boards (27th). Conversely, Detroit's opponents are averaging 44.8 rebounds (17th), 13.6 of which have come on the offensive end (T28th).
• Meanwhile, the Pistons are averaging an impressive 48.6 rebounds (T5th) and 15.4 offensive rebounds (2nd), while the Mavericks are allowing 49.6 and 12.6, ranking T28th and 22nd.

First Quarter Winner

Here are their first quarter records in 2025/26.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
Dallas	2-2-1	2-2-1	0-0-0	2-1-0	0-1-1	4-5-1
Detroit	0-5-0	0-3-0	0-2-0	0-2-0	0-3-0	1-9-0

First Half Winner

Here are their first half records in 2025/26.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
Dallas	0-5-0	0-5-0	0-0-0	0-3-0	0-2-0	2-8-0
Detroit	3-2-0	2-1-0	1-1-0	1-1-0	2-1-0	5-5-0

HT/FT

Dallas is +425 to complete the HT/FT double. Conversely, Detroit is -235.

• The Mavericks have completed the HT/FT double in 0.0% of games this season, while the Pistons have completed the HT/FT double in 60.0% of games.

To Go To Overtime

Saturday's matchup is +1500 to go to overtime.

• The Mavericks have played in two games that went to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Pistons have appeared in five.

Both Teams 110+

• Both teams have scored 110+ points in one of Dallas' five games this season. Meanwhile, four of Detroit's five games have seen both squads reach that number.

Last Time They Met

Dallas recorded an upset 123-117 victory over Detroit at American Airlines Center when these teams last met on March 21, 2025. Despite being on the losing side, Cade Cunningham erupted for 35 points on that day.