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NBA · October 26, 2026

Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat Final — October 26, 2026

Dallas Mavericks

113

Top scorer Cooper Flagg70 games

FINAL

Miami Heat

109

Top scorer Giannis Antetokounmpo36 games

Monday, October 26 · 7:40 PM ET

DALOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)MIA

29th108.7

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

114.513th

23rd113.9

PPG

120.92nd

DALDefenseMIA

19th114.3

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

112.314th

23rd119.5

Opp PPG

118.522nd

DALTeamMIA

24th−5.7

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

+2.213th

DALLast 10 gamesMIA

Game by game

3-7

Last 10

0-10

-64

Net points

-74

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

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

DALRest & travelMIA

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

1,111 mi1,788 km

Travel to the game

Home

+1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

DALKey injuriesMIA

Cooper Flagg FOutNaji Marshall FOutSanti Aldama FOut

Players out or limited

None listed

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.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 26, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Mavericks visited the Heat on Monday, October 26 at 7:40 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Mavericks scored 113.9 points per game (23rd of 30) and allowed 119.5 (23rd). The Heat scored 120.9 points per game (2nd of 30) and allowed 118.5 (22nd).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Mavericks 108.7 (29th), Heat 114.5 (13th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Mavericks 114.3 (19th), Heat 112.3 (14th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Mavericks −5.7 (24th), Heat +2.2 (13th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Heat closed as 7.5-point favorites at home against the Mavericks. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 240.5, up from 235.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Mavericks +220, Heat -272) prices the Mavericks at 30% and the Heat at 70%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Dallas Mavericks 113, Miami Heat 109

Dallas Mavericks won by 4.

Against the closing spread (Miami Heat -7.5): Dallas Mavericks covered.
Combined score 222 vs the closing total of 240.5: Under.
Dallas Mavericks closed at +220 on the moneyline (a 30% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move

OpenHeat -7.5 (-112)
Mavericks +7.5 (-107)

CloseHeat -7.5 (-110)
Mavericks +7.5 (-110)

Totalup 5

Open235.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Close240.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenMavericks +230 29%
Heat -285 71%

CloseMavericks +220 30%
Heat -272 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

Heat

36 games · Giannis Antetokounmpo

Points per game27.69th
Rebounds per game9.812th
Assists per game5.435th
Minutes per game28.9

73 games · Bam Adebayo

Points per game20.142nd
Rebounds per game10.011th
Assists per game3.2109th
Minutes per game32.4

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 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

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

Date	Score	Line	Total
Dec 3, 2025	Heat 108, Mavericks 118 Mavericks won
Nov 24, 2025	Mavericks 102, Heat 106 Heat won
Feb 13, 2025	Heat 113, Mavericks 118 Mavericks won
Nov 24, 2024	Mavericks 118, Heat 123 Heat won
Apr 10, 2024	Mavericks 111, Heat 92 Mavericks won

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

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