Chicago Bulls vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 4/7/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Chicago Bulls vs Dallas Mavericks
Date: Friday, April 7, 2023
Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX
TV: Bally Sports Southwest
The Chicago Bulls are on their way to American Airlines Center on Friday where they will try to beat the Dallas Mavericks.
The Bulls took the court against the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-92 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Bulls finished with 11 while the Bucks totaled 13 fouls. They made 18 out of their 46 attempts from beyond the arc. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 81.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 11 attempts. Additionally, Milwaukee pulled down 53 rebounds (13 offensive, 40 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Milwaukee recorded 26 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In reference to defending, Chicago allowed the other team to go 42.4% from the field on 39 of 92 shooting. They also dished out 28 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 38 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Bulls converted 9 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. Chicago walked away from the game with a 43.4% FG percentage (36 of 83) and made 11 out of their 33 3-pointers.
Nikola Vucevic is someone who played a role for this contest. Vucevic finished shooting 42.9% from the field and earned 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and totaled 11 boards. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 9 out of 21 shooting.
Chicago enters this matchup with a record of 38-42 so far this season. They cough up possession 13.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Chicago is pulling in 42.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,961 assists on the year, which has them ranked 20th in basketball in terms of passing. The Bulls are shooting 36.3% on 3-pointers (837 of 2,306) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. They average 113.2 pts per game (21st in the league) while going 49.1% from the field.
On the defensive end, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 8th in the league in points per game allowed (112.2). The Bulls are giving up a FG percentage of 46.9% (3,266 of 6,964) and they surrender 43.2 boards per game as a squad. They rank 24th in the league in allowing assists with 2,088 surrendered on the campaign.
In their last game, the Mavericks got the win with a final of 123-119 when they played the Kings. The Mavericks were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 39 for the game. They gave up possession 10 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. The Kings were called for 19 fouls in this game which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to make 15 of them for a rate of 83.3%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Dallas made 20 out of 44 attempts (45.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Mavericks went 44 for 89 from the floor which had them shooting 49.4%. The Mavericks permitted the Kings to convert 46 of their 106 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 43.4% in the matchup. They shot 32.4% from distance by shooting 12 of 37 and ended up shooting 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). In relation to team rebounding, Dallas permitted Sacramento to grab 57 in total (22 on the offensive side).
Kyrie Irving ended up having an impact for the Mavericks in the game. He converted 12 of 23 in this game for a rate of 52.2%, and had 4 rebounds. Irving had 31 points in his 43 mins of playing time and had 8 dimes for the matchup.
Dallas has a record of 38-42 for the season. The Mavericks commit 20.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.7% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 22.9 times per game (29th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.4 times per game. Dallas has accounted for 9,137 points for the year (114.2 per game) and they grab 38.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mavericks are shooting 47.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 14th in basketball.
The Mavericks on the defensive side of the court are 16th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.8. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.4% from the field (23rd in the NBA). The Dallas defense concedes 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (887 of 2,527) and their opposition knocks down 78.3% of their foul shots. They have allowed 24.9 assists and 44.4 boards every game, ranking them 10th and 21st in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago
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