The Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat are the NBA Finals losers from the last two seasons and both franchises are going in a new direction after trading away Luka Doncic and Jimmy Butler, respectively, at the NBA trade deadline. On Thursday, the two teams will go head-to-head in a West vs. East matchup before the 2025 NBA All-Star break. The Mavericks will host and are 29-26 on the season (eighth in the West) while the Heat are 25-27 overall (eighth in the East).

Tipoff from the American Airlines Center in Dallas is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. Miami is listed as a 1.5-point favorite in the latest Mavericks vs. Heat odds and the over/under is 220.5 points. Before you make any Heat vs. Mavericks picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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