The status of Luka Doncic remains a bit up in the air after he missed the Friday Mavs win over the Warriors while resting a sore knee that has been bothering him lately. With or without Luka, however, Dallas has been trending "under" lately, three straight and nine of the last ten, and rewarded for the slower pace. Note a handful of recent Rockets "over" results have come with scorelines that landed beneath 220. Play Rockets-Mavs "Under" s

The Mavs essentially ended the Rockets' season last time they met, putting a huge dent in their playoff hopes and seeming to revel in it with Luka on the court deep into a blowout win rolling up 40-plus. Seemed oddly personal to me. Maybe Luka sits this one out but even still Mavs playing hard without him and this is a manageable number I want to grab here. DAL 13-2 ATS last 15 and covered 6 straight at home since early March. Making statements ahead of playoffs and still jockeying for position. Rockets lost their mojo with playoffs now basically out; 1-4 ATS last 5 after a 13-1 run. Defensive flaws showing back up and could really use their center back but that's out.