The Brooklyn Nets will look for their second win in a row as they battle the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night at 8:30 p.m. EST.

The Nets are 6-17 and 13th in the Eastern Conference standings. They just beat the New Orleans Pelicans at home 119-101. The Nets were up 18 at the half and kept the scoring going into the third quarter. They won in field goal percentage from 53.0%-45.0%. Brooklyn also won on threes made with 14-9 but lost 18-11 on made free throws. Turnovers were high on both sides and the Nets’ biggest lead was 28 points. Michael Porter Jr. led the way on offense with 35 points, and they had five players in double figures.

The Mavericks are 9-16 and 10th in the Western Conference standings. They just beat the Houston Rockets at home, 122-109. It was a close first half and the Mavs won the third quarter 37-20. Dallas won in field goal percentage 60.0%-51.0%, but lost in 3-pointers made 10-7. The Mavericks won in free throws 17-11 and in points off of turnovers 34-14. They also did well in fast break points and points in the paint. Anthony Davis led the way on offense with 29 points, and they had six players in double figures.

Nets +8.5 (-113)Mavericks -8.5 (+108)OVER 222.5 (+100)UNDER 222.5 (-108)

Note: The above data was collected on Dec. 12, 2025, and may have changed since writing.

The total has gone UNDER in nine of Brooklyn’s last 10 games.Brooklyn is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games.Brooklyn is 1-6 SU in its last seven games against Dallas.Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last five games.The total has gone OVER in four of Dallas’ last six games.Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last five games.E.J. Liddell, F – Day-to-dayCam Thomas, G – OutHaywood Highsmith, F – OutDaniel Gafford, F – OutDereck Lively II, C – OutDante Exum, G – OutKyrie Irving, G – Out

Brooklyn is currently 30th in points, 20th in points allowed, and 26th in point differential. Nic Claxton leads the team in assists and field goal percentage. The Nets have won three of their last four games, but those were against lower-ranked teams. Brooklyn is 11-12 against the spread this season and their second leading scorer, Cam Thomas, will be out for this game. They still had depth scoring going for them in their last game but will need to limit the turnovers. The Nets might be able to use three-pointers as an advantage, and they will need to get the field goal percentage going right away.

Dallas is currently 26th in points, 14th in points allowed, and 22nd in point differential. Cooper Flagg leads the team in points. The Mavericks have found new life with Ryan Nembhard at point guard and have won four of their last five games, including victories over top teams like the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Dallas will have their top 10 defense go up against the lowest-scoring offense in the league. Davis has been averaging 29.0 points over the last 10 games and will look to keep the production high. The Mavs are shooting well from the field and could get more threes going.

Best Bet: Mavericks Spread

Both teams have been off for five days and might be off to a slow start with scoring, but good shooting runs will happen. Both teams have some key guys out, but the Mavs have been playing just fine either way. The Nets’ defense is trending up, but they were playing some bad teams, while Dallas took down some of the best teams in the league.