Golden State Warriors vs. Dallas Mavericks: Preview, Where to Watch and Betting Odds

Golden State Warriors will hand out “Captain Klay” hats Tuesday night when they host the Dallas Mavericks in San Francisco. The Warriors will use the opportunity to honor their former player and four-time champion Klay Thompson who left for the Mavericks this past season after over a decade with the Warriors. After the tributes and a speech by Stephen Curry - the other half of the Splash brothers with Thompson - the NBA Cup game will tip off in earnest with the Golden State Warriors slight favorites on the money line.

BASKETBALL: NBA Cup, West

Where to Watch: TNT

Venue: Chase Center, San Francisco, USA

Date: 13.11.2024 05:00

The Golden State Warriors continued their good start to the NBA Season with a 127-116 road victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, resisting a Thunder comeback to claim their eighth victory of the season. As usual, Steph Curry led the scoring with 36 points, including an important 3-pointer from an unbalanced angle with 3.23 on the clock. The Warriors were 30 points ahead in the third quarter before the Thunder rallied, cutting the deficit to 8 points with minutes on the clock. Golden State shot 50.6% from the field besting the Thunder in a performance that included 20 points for Jonathan Kuminga, 19 for D’ Anthony Melton, and 18 points for Andrew Wiggins.

Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic delivered a strong offensive performance Sunday night as the Dallas Mavericks came short of winning the game at Denver. Both teams traded shots with minutes to the end of the game before Michael Porter Jr. hit the basket with seven seconds to go and condemned the Mavericks to a 122-120 loss. The Mavs had led at half time and Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 43 points with Doncic adding 24. The Mavericks are 5-5 for the season and 1-2 away. Last summer, they acquired Klay Thompson from the Golden State Warriors. They are 0-2 in their last two games.

The Golden State Warriors are 1.78 favorites on Betway which lists Dallas Mavericks as 2.01 underdogs. Betway also lists over 230.5 at 1.85 odds with the under priced at 1.72. Read more here.