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Marcus Sasser

Guard · Dallas Mavericks · #8

Last: vs Houston Rockets · Tipped off 8:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / G
Points per game9.05 games
Rebounds per game1.65 games
Assists per game2.65 games
Threes per game1.85 games
Minutes per game21.85 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average9.0
5 games · 5 with data
17
6
12
0
10
HOUOct 21
INDOct 23
SAOct 24
MIAOct 26
OKCOct 28
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-28.

The Edge

Role and usage

Sasser's profile stands out most on true shooting (80th percentile) and potential assists per game (55th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game21.8 min
39th percentile of 292 players
Usage rate15.0%
29th percentile of 292 players
True shooting64.5%
80th percentile of 292 players
Touches per game32.4
44th percentile of 307 players
Time of possession per game3.2 min
69th percentile of 307 players
Drives per game3.4
41st percentile of 307 players
Potential assists per game4.2
55th percentile of 307 players
Pull-up attempts per game2.6
69th percentile of 307 players
First basket rate—
0 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection

No picks recorded on Marcus Sasser yet.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 10.5

10.5
17
6
12
0
10
HOU
HOUOct 21
INDOct 23
SAOct 24
MIAOct 26
OKCOct 28
HOUnext
Over 2 of 5 · 40%Under 3 of 52026-27 season vs hypothetical 10.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
10.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 10.5

home, away, back-to-back, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 34 FGA

Where he scores

32% of his shots come from threes above the break, where he makes 55%, 20.3 percentage points above the league rate there (11 attempts so far).

  • Restricted area67%level with league9% of attempts · 3 FGA · small sample
  • Three-pointers47%▲ 13.1 vs league56% of attempts · 19 FGA · small sample
  • Mid-range33%▼ 6.7 vs league18% of attempts · 6 FGA · small sample
32%55% FG9%33% FG15%40% FG18%33% FG18%67% FG9%67% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area9% / 29%2 of 3 · 67% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)18% / 19%4 of 6 · 67% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range18% / 10%2 of 6 · 33% FG against 40% for the league
  • Left corner 39% / 6%1 of 3 · 33% FG against 34% for the league
  • Right corner 315% / 5%2 of 5 · 40% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 332% / 31%6 of 11 · 55% FG against 34% for the league

Distance buckets and the period split are not available: this player's shots for this season are not in our shot chart yet.

Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 8:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: vs Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.

Who guards him

Fred VanVleet has guarded him most: 10.5 partial possessions, 0 points on 0 of 1.

2026-27 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Houston Rockets: the 9th-best defense at an average pace; stingy against guards on points.

Defensive rating108.4
9th-best defense · middling
Pace100.4 poss
average tempo · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating122.5
1st-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to guards12.2 per game
stingy · per game vs guards
Rebounds allowed to guards3.2 per game
stingy · per game vs guards
Assists allowed to guards3.2 per game
stingy · per game vs guards
Threes allowed to guards1.6 per game
average · per game vs guards
PRA allowed to guards18.7 per game
stingy · per game vs guards

Allowed-to-guards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 325 guard-games against HOU · team ratings over 5 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

1 meeting on record: 17.0 points, 1.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists per game (last on Oct 21). The vs HOU window above shows each game.

HOU injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.

On and off

The team is 9.4 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 77 min-0.1
    Off · 67 min-9.5
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 77 min120.5
    Off · 67 min100.0
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 77 min120.6
    Off · 67 min109.5

Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.

With and without teammates

Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Who guards him

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

First basket

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Game log

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Hit rates by window

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Hustle

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Lineup splits

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Matchup

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Next game

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Prop hit rates

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Recent form

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Role and usage

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Shot profile

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.