Indiana vs. Dallas

DALLAS (Interstat) — The Indiana Pacers will visit the Dallas Mavericks on Monday at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Indiana enters with a 3-7 record, while Dallas is 6-4.

Indiana’s player to watch is Ivica Zubac. In his most recent outing, a 114-102 loss to Denver, Zubac finished with 10 points, 12 rebounds and five assists in 19 minutes. He had nine points, 11 rebounds, two assists and one block in 24 minutes in an earlier meeting with Dallas this season. In the previous game, a 107-103 win at Memphis, he had one point, four rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes. Zubac also had two points and one rebound in seven minutes at Brooklyn and 16 points and 14 rebounds in 34 minutes at New Orleans. Pascal Siakam added 23 points and five assists in the loss to Denver, and Larry Nance had 15 points and two assists in 13 minutes.

Dallas’s player to watch is Cooper Flagg. In the Mavericks’ most recent game, a 130-93 win over Brooklyn, Flagg had 25 points, five rebounds and 12 assists in 28 minutes. Daniel Gafford added 18 points, five rebounds and three blocks, and Kyrie Irving had 21 points, three rebounds and four assists. Flagg had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in a 112-100 win over Utah and 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a 112-111 loss at San Antonio. He also had 33 points, nine rebounds and six assists against Houston; 26 points, five rebounds and eight assists against Oklahoma City; and 29 points, six rebounds and 11 assists at Miami. Flagg had 14 points, five rebounds and six assists in 17 minutes in the earlier win at Indiana.

Dallas won that earlier meeting 121-105 at Indiana this season. Indiana’s most recent result was the home loss to Denver. Before that, the Pacers won 107-103 at Memphis. Indiana also lost 108-104 at home to Atlanta and 98-90 at home to Brooklyn. Dallas’s most recent result was the win over Brooklyn. The Mavericks also beat Utah 112-100 at home and lost 112-111 at San Antonio before that. Dallas also lost 115-100 at home to Sacramento and beat Houston 116-111 at home. Indiana’s next games include Washington at Indiana, New York at Indiana and Indiana at Philadelphia. Dallas next plays at Minnesota, at Cleveland and at Boston.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Dallas 111, Indiana 107. Interstat’s ELO system gives Dallas an 80.5 percent probability to win. Dallas is a pregame favorite with a spread of -3.5. The over/under for the game is 225.5.