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Marcus Smart

Guard · Houston Rockets · #36

Last: @ Dallas Mavericks · Tipped off 8:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Injury report: Out · Oct 30

NBA / G
Points per game7.52 games
Rebounds per game2.52 games
Assists per game1.52 games
Threes per game1.02 games
Minutes per game23.92 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average7.5
2 games · 2 with data
10
5
DALOct 21
SAOct 23
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-23.

The Edge

Role and usage

Smart's profile stands out most on potential assists per game (45th percentile) and rebound chances per game (32nd percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game23.9 min
below the floor of 3+ games and 10+ minutes
Usage rate15.3%
below the floor of 3+ games and 10+ minutes
True shooting54.5%
below the floor of 3+ games and 10+ minutes
Touches per game37.5
57th percentile of 307 players
Time of possession per game1.9 min
49th percentile of 307 players
Drives per game4.0
45th percentile of 307 players
Potential assists per game3.5
45th percentile of 307 players
Pull-up attempts per game0.0
8th percentile of 307 players
Clutch scoring0.0 pts
0.1 clutch minutes per game · 1 game
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. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection

No picks recorded on Marcus Smart yet.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 7.5

7.5
10
5
DAL
DALOct 21
SAOct 23
DALnext
Over 1 of 2 · 50%Under 1 of 22026-27 season vs hypothetical 7.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
7.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-23

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 7.5

home, away and in wins 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 · 12 FGA

Where he scores

42% of his shots come from threes above the break, where he makes 20%, 14.3 percentage points below the league rate there (5 attempts so far).

  • Restricted area50%▼ 16.2 vs league17% of attempts · 2 FGA · small sample
  • Three-pointers25%▼ 9.3 vs league67% of attempts · 8 FGA · small sample
  • Mid-rangeNo shotsNo mid-range attempts yet
42%20% FG17%50% FG8%0% FG0%no shots17%100% FG17%50% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area17% / 29%1 of 2 · 50% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)17% / 19%2 of 2 · 100% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range0% / 10%No attempts · league 40% FG
  • Left corner 317% / 6%1 of 2 · 50% FG against 34% for the league
  • Right corner 38% / 5%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 342% / 31%1 of 5 · 20% 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: @ Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks defense

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

Who guards him

Marcus Sasser has guarded him most: 9.3 partial possessions, 3 points on 1 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

Dallas Mavericks: the 15th-best defense at an average pace; about average against guards on points.

Defensive rating111.6
15th-best defense · middling
Pace100.3 poss
average tempo · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating113.8
10th-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to guards13.4 per game
average · per game vs guards
Rebounds allowed to guards3.9 per game
generous · per game vs guards
Assists allowed to guards3.9 per game
generous · per game vs guards
Threes allowed to guards1.6 per game
average · per game vs guards
PRA allowed to guards21.2 per game
generous · per game vs guards

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

3 meetings on record: 10.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists per game (last on Oct 21). The vs DAL window above shows each game.

DAL injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor.

On and off

The team is 17.6 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 48 min21.6
    Off · 96 min4.0
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 48 min135.9
    Off · 96 min113.8
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 48 min114.3
    Off · 96 min109.7

Points per 100 possessions · 2 games · as of Oct 26.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Who guards him

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

First basket

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Game log

Available

Observations through 2026-10-23.

Hit rates by window

Available

Observations through 2026-10-23.

Hustle

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Injury report

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Matchup

Available

Observations through 2026-10-23.

Next game

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

Available

Observations through 2026-10-23.

Prop hit rates

Available

Observations through 2026-10-23.

Recent form

Available

Observations through 2026-10-23.

Role and usage

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

Available

Observations through 2026-10-23.

Shot profile

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.