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Dallas Mavericks vs Indiana Pacers Final — October 23, 2026

Dallas Mavericks

121

Top scorer Cooper Flagg70 games

FINAL

Indiana Pacers

105

Top scorer Pascal Siakam62 games

Friday, October 23 · 7:10 PM ET

DALOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)IND

29th108.7

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

109.027th

23rd113.9

PPG

112.427th

DALDefenseIND

19th114.3

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

116.725th

23rd119.5

Opp PPG

120.425th

DALTeamIND

24th−5.7

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

−7.726th

DALLast 10 gamesIND

Game by game

0-10

Last 10

6-4

-204

Net points

+14

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

DALRest & travelIND

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

763 mi1,229 km

Travel to the game

Home

+1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

DALKey injuriesIND

Santi Aldama FOut

Players out or limited

Aaron Nesmith GDay-to-day

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 23, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Mavericks visited the Pacers on Friday, October 23 at 7:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Mavericks scored 113.9 points per game (23rd of 30) and allowed 119.5 (23rd). The Pacers scored 112.4 points per game (27th of 30) and allowed 120.4 (25th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Mavericks 108.7 (29th), Pacers 109.0 (27th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Mavericks 114.3 (19th), Pacers 116.7 (25th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Mavericks −5.7 (24th), Pacers −7.7 (26th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Pacers closed as 7.5-point favorites at home against the Mavericks. The spread opened at Pacers -5.5. The total closed at 241.5, up from 235.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Mavericks +217, Pacers -268) prices the Mavericks at 30% and the Pacers at 70%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Dallas Mavericks 121, Indiana Pacers 105

Dallas Mavericks won by 16.

Against the closing spread (Indiana Pacers -7.5): Dallas Mavericks covered.
Combined score 226 vs the closing total of 241.5: Under.
Dallas Mavericks closed at +217 on the moneyline (a 30% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 2

OpenPacers -5.5 (-115)
Mavericks +5.5 (-105)

ClosePacers -7.5 (-105)
Mavericks +7.5 (-115)

Totalup 6

Open235.5 (o -105 / u -115)

Close241.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenMavericks +178 35%
Pacers -214 65%

CloseMavericks +217 30%
Pacers -268 70%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

Mavericks

70 games · Cooper Flagg

Points per game21.031st
Rebounds per game6.757th
Assists per game4.555th
Minutes per game33.5

74 games · Naji Marshall

Points per game15.289th
Rebounds per game4.7134th
Assists per game3.3103rd
Minutes per game29.5

Pacers

62 games · Pascal Siakam

Points per game24.020th
Rebounds per game6.659th
Assists per game3.870th
Minutes per game33.2

57 games · Andrew Nembhard

Points per game16.972nd
Rebounds per game2.8269th
Assists per game7.78th
Minutes per game31.3

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 390 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 8 times since 2022: the Mavericks won 3 and the Pacers 5.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Feb 22, 2026	Mavericks 134, Pacers 130 Mavericks won
Oct 29, 2025	Pacers 105, Mavericks 107 Mavericks won
Mar 19, 2025	Mavericks 131, Pacers 135 Pacers won
Nov 4, 2024	Pacers 134, Mavericks 127 Pacers won
Mar 5, 2024	Pacers 137, Mavericks 120 Pacers won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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