Dallas Mavericks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 2/27/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH
TV: Bally Sports Ohio
The Cleveland Cavaliers (37-19) will play the Dallas Mavericks (33-24) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Tuesday.
The Mavericks faced off with the Pacers and took a loss by a final of 133-111 in their last contest. Dallas wrapped up the game with a 47.1% field goal percentage (41 of 87) and knocked down 14 out of their 31 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Mavericks knocked down 15 of 21 tries for a rate of 71.4%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 38 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 15 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to the defense, Dallas let their opponent shoot 55.9% from the floor on 52 out of 93 shooting. Indiana doled out 38 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. On top of that, Indiana pulled down 46 rebounds (6 offensive, 40 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Indiana shot 88.2% from the free throw line by converting 15 of 17 tries. They converted 14 of 36 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 13 and the Pacers totaled 16 fouls.
Luka Doncic is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. Doncic walked away from this one shooting 47.6% from the floor and distributed 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and collected 6 rebounds. He had 33 points on 10 of 21 shooting.
Dallas enters this one with a win-loss mark of 33-24 this season. They have an average of 118.6 points per outing (8th in basketball) while hitting 47.8% from the field. The Mavericks are hitting 37.5% on 3-point shots (859 of 2,292) and 75.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Dallas is pulling down 42.1 boards per game and has 1,446 assists for the year, which ranks 22nd in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.9 fouls every game.
On the defensive end, the Mavericks are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,571 surrendered on the season. The Mavericks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.2% (2,489 of 5,169) and they relinquish 45.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 36.5% on 3-pointers and they are 20th in the league in opponents points per game (117.4).
When they last played, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 114-105 against the Wizards. Concerning rebounding, Cleveland allowed Washington to get 40 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They went 30.0% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 40 and finished the game at 13 out of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). The Cavaliers permitted the Wizards to bury 40 out of 90 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.4% for this contest. When the game finished, the Cavaliers finished the game shooting 42 for 83 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.6%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Cleveland made 10 of 32 tries (31.3%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 74.1%. The Wizards were called for 22 personal fouls in the game which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Cavaliers were able to snag 41 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 47 for this contest.
Jarrett Allen ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers in this matchup. Allen tallied 22 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and tallied 5 assists in this game. He knocked down 11 of 18 for this game for a field goal percentage of 61.1%, and had 12 rebounds.
Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 37-19 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cavaliers are hitting on 48.3% from the field, which ranks 12th in the NBA. Cleveland has accounted for 6,409 pts this season (114.4 per contest) and they grab 44.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.4 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest. The Cavaliers commit 18.4 fouls per game and they shoot 76.9% from the charity stripe.
The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in points given up per game with 109.2. They are able to force 13.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (4th in basketball). The Cleveland defense gives up 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (677 of 1,880) and opponents are converting on 78.5% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 24.2 dimes and 42.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 1st and 8th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas
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