Thunder Vs. Mavericks Prediction, Odds And Best Nba Prop Bets For Monday, Oct. 27

It’s been a chaotic commencement to nan play for nan Oklahoma City Thunder and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, arsenic they’ve gone to overtime connected aggregate occasions successful 3 games but are still 3-0 this season.

On Monday, OKC hits nan roadworthy to play Cooper Flagg and nan Dallas Mavericks, who picked up their first triumph of nan 2025-26 play connected Sunday nighttime against nan Toronto Raptors.

After back-to-back mediocre violative showings, nan Mavs scored 139 points connected Sunday and will purpose to transportation that momentum into tonight’s crippled against nan defending champs.

Dallas is simply a location underdog successful this game, but nan Thunder person a loaded wounded study pinch Chet Holmgren listed arsenic questionable and Alex Caruso, Isaiah Joe and Jalen Williams each ruled out.

That makes it a small tougher to laic 8.5 points pinch nan Thunder, particularly connected nan road.

Here’s a look astatine nan odds, players to watch and my prediction for Monday’s Western Conference battle.

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

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Earlier today, I shared successful my NBA Best Bets file – Peter’s Points – why I’m betting connected SGA to clear his points prop against Dallas: 

It’s been a awesome commencement to nan play for reigning convention MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, arsenic he’s averaging 40.0 points per crippled done 3 games while shooting 52.7 percent from nan field. SGA hasn’t moreover changeable nan 3-ball good (22.7 percent from deep), but he’s put together immense scoring performances to lead OKC to an undefeated start.

On Monday, SGA takes connected a Dallas squad that has fixed up 125, 117 and 129 points successful 3 games, ranking 19th successful nan NBA successful protect standing and 21st successful force points per game.

Gilgeous-Alexander’s usage has been monolithic – he’s taken 17 aliases much shots successful each crippled – and he gets to nan statement a ton (44 free-throw attempts successful 3 games). 

With Chet Holmgren questionable and Jalen Williams retired connected Monday night, a ton of nan scoring load for OKC is going to autumn connected Gilgeous-Alexander.

He’s much than tin of handling it, and he won nan scoring title averaging 32.7 points per crippled past season. He’s an easy stake astatine this number connected Monday. 

Oklahoma City is disconnected to a 3-0 commencement this season, but it has gone to overtime successful 2 of those games and grounded to screen nan dispersed successful both.

Now, nan Thunder are favored by 8.5 points connected nan roadworthy pinch Chet Holmgren listed arsenic questionable and Jalen Williams, Alex Caruso and Isaiah Joe out. 

I can’t get to this number for OKC, particularly since Dallas has a batch of size for OKC to woody pinch connected nan interior and nan Thunder deficiency halfway extent aft Isaiah Hartenstein erstwhile Holmgren sits. If Holmgren plays, location is an statement to beryllium made for OKC aft a 17-point triumph complete a shorthanded Atlanta team.

Still, Dallas is riding precocious disconnected a triumph complete Toronto connected Sunday, arsenic it recovered an violative groove successful that game, putting up 139 points.

OKC will apt triumph this matchup, but nan Mavs should beryllium capable to support it wrong 3 possessions.  

Pick: Mavericks +8.5 (-115 astatine DraftKings)

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