Brooklyn Nets (2-7, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (5-4, 10th in the Western Conference)

Dallas; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EST

LINE: Mavericks -8.5; over/under is 219.5

BOTTOM LINE: Dallas faces Brooklyn in out-of-conference action.

Dallas finished 26-56 overall last season while going 16-25 at home. The Mavericks gave up 119.6 points per game while committing 18.4 fouls last season.

Brooklyn went 20-62 overall, 14-37 in Eastern Conference games and 8-33 on the road last season. The Nets averaged 105.9 points per game last season, 17.9 on free throws and 39.3 from beyond the arc.

INJURIES: Mavericks: Tarik Biberovic: day to day (heel), Sergio De Larrea: out (knee), Dereck Lively II: day to day (foot).

Nets: Egor Demin: out (leg).