Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/9/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI
TV: Bally Sports Detroit
Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (-10)
The Dallas Mavericks (35-28) are en route to Little Caesars Arena on Saturday where they will play the Detroit Pistons (10-52). Dallas is 10-point favorites. The betting total is set at 236.5.
The Mavericks played the Heat and walked away with a win by a score of 114-108 in their last game. Dallas wrapped up the game having earned a 46.0% FG percentage (40 out of 87) and made 16 out of their 41 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Mavericks converted 18 of 23 tries for a rate of 78.3%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 45 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 27 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing the defense, Dallas let their opponent shoot 48.8% from the field on 40 of 82 shooting. Miami recorded 30 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Furthermore, Miami grabbed 37 boards (2 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Miami finished the contest at 64.7% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 17 attempts. They buried 17 out of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 16 and the Heat recorded 20 personal fouls.
Luka Doncic is someone who was a factor for this game. Doncic finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also distributed 11 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and pulled down 11 boards. He recorded 35 points on 12 of 24 shooting.
Dallas steps onto the court with a record of 35-28 so far this season. They average 118.7 pts per contest (7th in the league) while going 48.0% from the field. The Mavericks are hitting 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc (942 of 2,523) and 75.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Dallas is collecting 42.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,591 dimes this season, which ranks 21st in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.
When they are on the defensive end, the Mavericks are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.9 fouls. They give up 37.2% on shots from downtown and they rank 24th in basketball in PPG allowed (118.1). The Mavericks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.4% (2,761 of 5,707) and they concede 45.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 24th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,763 surrendered this year.
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pistons went home victorious with a score of 118-112 against the Nets. The Pistons corralled 37 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 50 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 22 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The Nets were called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They were able to bury 20 of the free throws for a rate of 95.2%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Detroit converted 12 of their 30 attempts (40.0%). Overall, the Pistons shot 43 out of 82 from the floor which had them sitting at 52.4%. The Pistons allowed the Nets to knock down 41 of 84 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.8% for the game. They shot 41.5% from three-point range via 17 of 41 and ended up shooting 13 of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). With respect to rebounding, Detroit permitted Brooklyn to grab 28 overall (4 on the offensive glass).
Jaden Ivey was important for the Pistons for the matchup. He buried 10 of 17 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and added 3 rebounds. Ivey earned 34 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists for this game.
Detroit has a win-loss mark of 10-52 on the campaign. The Pistons commit 21.6 personal fouls per contest and they go 78.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 26.3 times per game (18th in the league) and they turn it over 15.4 times per contest. Detroit has totaled 6,954 points so far this year (112.2 per contest) and they snag 43.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Pistons are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which is ranked 17th in basketball.
The Detroit defense gives up 37.8% on 3-point shots (742 of 1,962) and their opponents are converting on 81.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 26.7 assists and 42.6 boards every game, which is ranked 17th and 10th in the NBA. The Pistons on defense are ranked 27th in the league in PPG given up with 120.8. They are able to force 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (25th in the NBA).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas (-10)
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