Dallas Mavericks at Orlando Magic 3/1/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Dallas Mavericks look for their second consecutive victory on Monday when visiting the Orlando Magic. Dallas is 16-16 following a 115-98 victory over the short-handed Brooklyn Nets. Dallas was led by Luka Doncic with 27 points. The Mavericks shot 52.3% overall. Dallas has moved into second place in the Southwest Division 2 ½ games behind the first-place San Antonio Spurs.

Luka Doncic is leading Dallas in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 28.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game. Kristaps Porzingis is the second-leading scorer with an average of 20.4 points per game and is one of 5 players for Dallas averaging double-figures in scoring. The Mavericks are scoring an average of 112.0 points per game while allowing an average of 113.0 points per game.

Orlando looks to snap a three-game losing streak when hosting Dallas on Monday. Orlando is 13-21 following a 124-109 loss on Saturday to the Utah Jazz. Nikola Vucevic was the leading scorer for Orlando with 34 points, but the Magic shot only 45.8% overall and were outrebounded by Utah 61-39. Orlando is in last place in the Southeast Division.

Nikola Vucevic is leading Orlando in scoring and rebounding with averages of 24.4 points per game and 11.6 rebounds per game, while Cole Anthony is the leader in assists with an average of 3.8 per game. Orlando has six players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 104.9 points per game while allowing an average of 111.6 points per game.