Luka Doncic and the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks get another crack at the team that ended their season a year ago when they visit the No. 4 seed Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 of their Western Conference postseason series on Saturday afternoon. 

Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at Staples Center. William Hill Sportsbook lists the Clippers as 5.5-point favorites while the Over-Under for total points scored is 217.5 in the latest Mavericks vs. Clippers odds (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before making any Clippers vs. Mavericks picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned over $9,100 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past two-plus seasons. The model is up almost $900 on its top-rated picks this season and entered the 2020-21 NBA Playoffs on a stunning 99-66 roll on top-rated NBA picks against the spread dating back to last season. Anybody who has followed it has seen HUGE returns!    

Now, it has set its sights on Mavericks vs. Clippers. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in almost 60 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

Who wins Mavericks vs. Clippers? And which side of the spread hits almost 60 percent of the time? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which side of the Clippers vs. Mavericks spread you should be all over Saturday, all from the model on a roll on NBA picks!