A Southwest Division battle is on tap between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at 8:30 p.m. ET Tuesday at American Airlines Center. Dallas is 1-1 while Houston is 1-2. The Mavericks ended last year first in the Southwest Division, while the Rockets ended up fifth. 

Dallas is favored by 10.5 points in the latest Mavericks vs. Rockets odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 221.5. Before you make any Rockets vs. Mavericks picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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Now, it has simulated Mavericks vs. Rockets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 50 percent of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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