Brooklyn Nets vs Dallas Mavericks Final — November 8, 2026
BKNOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)DAL
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
No key players listed.
Key players only. Injury report as of November 8, 10:10 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Nets (2-7) visited the Mavericks (5-4) on Sunday, November 8 at 7:40 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Nets scored 105.9 points per game (30th of 30) and allowed 115.9 (17th). The Mavericks scored 113.9 points per game (23rd of 30) and allowed 119.5 (23rd).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Nets 108.1 (30th), Mavericks 110.2 (27th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Nets 118.3 (25th), Mavericks 115.5 (20th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Nets −10.2 (29th), Mavericks −5.3 (23rd). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Nets are 2-7 and 6-3 against the spread; their last game was a 124-121 loss to the Hawks. The Mavericks are 5-4 and 6-3 against the spread; their last game was a 112-100 win over the Jazz.
The Mavericks closed as 7.5-point favorites at home against the Nets. The spread opened at Mavericks -8.5. The total closed at 223.5, up from 219.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Nets +240, Mavericks -302) prices the Nets at 28% and the Mavericks at 72%.
Written from the numbers available before tip-off.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Brooklyn Nets 93, Dallas Mavericks 130
Dallas Mavericks won by 37.
- Against the closing spread (Dallas Mavericks -7.5): Dallas Mavericks covered.
- Combined score 223 vs the closing total of 223.5: Under.
- Dallas Mavericks closed at -302 on the moneyline (a 72% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Nets +8.5 (-110)
Nets +7.5 (-110)
Mavericks -347 74%
Mavericks -302 72%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
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G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game24.219th
- Rebounds per game7.141st
- Assists per game3.0114th
- Minutes per game32.5
- Points per game21.130th
- Rebounds per game6.753rd
- Assists per game5.045th
- Minutes per game33.0
- Points per game21.031st
- Rebounds per game6.757th
- Assists per game4.555th
- Minutes per game33.5
- Points per game15.289th
- Rebounds per game4.7134th
- Assists per game3.3103rd
- Minutes per game29.5
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 394 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 9 times since 2022: the Nets won 1 and the Mavericks 8.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 | Mavericks 123, Nets 114 Mavericks won | ||
| Jan 12, 2026 | Nets 105, Mavericks 113 Mavericks won | ||
| Dec 12, 2025 | Nets 111, Mavericks 119 Mavericks won | ||
| Mar 31, 2025 | Nets 113, Mavericks 109 Nets won | ||
| Mar 24, 2025 | Mavericks 120, Nets 101 Mavericks won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Brooklyn Nets
- Brooklyn Nets team stats
- Brooklyn Nets 145, New Orleans Pelicans 111 (Nov 11)
- Brooklyn Nets 121, Atlanta Hawks 124 (Nov 7)
- Charlotte Hornets 104, Brooklyn Nets 114 (Nov 4)
Dallas Mavericks
- Dallas Mavericks team stats
- Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves (Nov 12)
- Indiana Pacers 122, Dallas Mavericks 125 (Nov 9)
- Utah Jazz 100, Dallas Mavericks 112 (Nov 6)
- Dallas Mavericks 111, San Antonio Spurs 112 (Nov 4)
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