Data last updated Season 2026-27Model v20261029-acb94a
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20% DAL win80% SA win
Predicted winner
San Antonio Spurs
High confidence

High: the favourite is at least 75%.

Why

San Antonio Spurs' higher Elo rating (1639 vs 1459) and San Antonio Spurs' better point margin this season (+7.2 vs +2.5 per game) drive most of this prediction towards San Antonio Spurs.

Model vs betting line

ModelMarket
SA win probability80%–
SpreadSA -11.1–
Total points226.1–

No betting line stored yet for this game. Betting markets have been more accurate than this model historically (see Performance), so a big gap more often means missing information (injuries, rest decisions) than a mispriced line.

Recent form (last 5)

Dallas Mavericks
W121–105@ IND
L106–122v SA
W113–109@ MIA
W120–96v OKC
W116–111v HOU
San Antonio Spurs
L110–114v HOU
W122–106@ DAL
W130–103v SAC
W117–111@ UTAH
W121–111v MIN

Season so far

DALSA
Record4-24-2
Conference rank64
Last 104-24-2
StreakW3W4
Points for / game114.3117.3
Points against / game111.8110.2
Average margin2.57.2

SA at home · DAL on the road

This seasonLast season
SA at home2-2 · 116.2–111.038-14
DAL away2-1 · 114.7–114.010-31

W-L, then points scored–allowed per game. Regular season and playoffs.

Rest · Dallas Mavericks
5.1 days
Last played Houston Rockets, Oct 30, 2026
Rest · San Antonio Spurs
4.1 days
Last played Minnesota Timberwolves, Oct 31, 2026

Head to head (last 10)

6 SA wins4 DAL wins
  • WOct 24, 2026SA 122 @ DAL 106
  • WApr 10, 2026DAL 120 @ SA 139
  • WFeb 7, 2026DAL 125 @ SA 138
  • WFeb 5, 2026SA 135 @ DAL 123
  • WOct 22, 2025SA 125 @ DAL 92
  • WMar 12, 2025DAL 116 @ SA 126
  • LMar 10, 2025DAL 133 @ SA 129
  • LNov 16, 2024SA 93 @ DAL 110
  • LOct 24, 2024SA 109 @ DAL 120
  • LMar 19, 2024DAL 113 @ SA 107

W/L from San Antonio Spurs's point of view.

What moves this prediction

← favours DALfavours SA →
  • Elo strength rating+17 pts
  • Season record+1 pts
  • Home / road form+1 pts
  • Recent point differential+1 pts
  • Points scored / allowed+0 pts

Change in SA's win probability when the two teams are made equal on that group of inputs.

  • Elo (weight 35%)SA 81%
  • Margin model (weight 50%)SA 78%
  • Gradient boosting (weight 15%)SA 81%

Model version v20261029-acb94a. Weights chosen on the 2016–2020 validation seasons.