There are quite a few young teams that are loaded with talent in the NBA, and quite a few of those are popular picks to surpass their win total and make the postseason. The Dallas Mavericks are one of those teams.

Luka Doncic will only get better after a stellar rookie campaign, and he has a secondary star with him this season in Kristaps Porzingis. As such, the team’s win total has been bet up three full wins from 39¹/₂ to 42¹/₂ in multiple shops, and there is some clear value on betting this total Under.

There is no denying the potential of Doncic and Porzingis as a duo on offense, but there are some concerns on defense with the starting lineup. Doncic was the 65th-ranked player at his position in Defensive Real-Plus Minus last season, Tim Hardaway Jr. was 85th at shooting guard in that category.

Along the bench, Seth Curry is a great offseason addition, but the team will need to see Jalen Brunson make a real jump as their primary backup point guard. J.J. Barea is coming off of a ruptured Achilles, which makes the Mavs a bit thinner at the position if he cannot recapture his game at age 35.

The rest of the pieces are actually fine. Justin Jackson is a good floor spacer and defender, Dorian Finney-Smith is a decent defender and Maxi Kleber can stretch out other bigs. However, is this collection of talent good enough to win 43 or more games?

This play is as much about the value in the number as well. Under bettors are getting three wins of value on this total, which makes it a solid wager.

The play: Mavericks, Under 42¹/₂ wins.