I'm not expecting Luka Doncic nor Kristaps Porzingis to play. It's an added bonus if Doncic were to suit up after injuring his ankle this past Wednesday in Dallas' 99-82 win against the Warriors. 

It doesn't matter to me. I'll take the Mavericks against the Rockets in this price range. 

Dallas has won four in a row. The Mavericks have held their last five foes to an average of 89.6 points. 

The Mavericks rank third in the NBA defensively. The Rockets are 29th defensively surrendering an average of 12 more points per game than Dallas. 
The Rockets are fat and happy after upsetting the Wizards as a 7-point road 'dog two days ago. Before that game, the Rockets had lost and failed to cover eight in a row with all of the losses coming by double-digits. 

The Mavs just played their best defensive game of the year in beating Golden State. I don't see them just giving it back by losing to the lowly Rockets.