Dallas Mavericks vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 11/15/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Washington Wizards
Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC
TV: Monumental Sports Network
The Washington Wizards (2-8) are welcoming the Dallas Mavericks (8-2) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.
The Mavericks played the Pelicans and notched a win by a score of 136-124 in their last contest. Dallas ended the game with a 49.0% field goal percentage (50 out of 102) and made 20 of their 53 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mavericks made 16 of 21 shots for a rate of 76.2%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 42 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 29 assists for this game as well as creating 18 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning the defense, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 51.1% from the field on 47 out of 92 shooting. New Orleans doled out 31 dimes and had 2 steals for the contest. Furthermore, New Orleans pulled down 54 boards (13 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 6 rejections. New Orleans went 59.1% from the charity stripe by making 13 of 22 tries. They made 17 of 36 shots from 3-point land. In relation to personal fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 19 while the Pelicans finished the game with 20 personal fouls.
Kyrie Irving is someone who was important in this matchup. Irving finished the game at 65.0% from the floor and also dished out 7 assists. He played for 29 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 35 points on 13 of 20 shooting.
Dallas will play this contest with a win-loss record of 8-2 for the season. They average 124.1 points per outing (2nd in the NBA) while hitting 48.6% from the floor. The Mavericks are connecting on 40.0% on shots from beyond the arc (175 of 438) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dallas is collecting 41.4 boards per game and is sitting with 254 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a team are committing 18.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.
When they are on defense, the Mavericks are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 23.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 27th in the NBA in giving up assists with 273 surrendered this year. The Mavericks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.2% (452 of 918) and they surrender 46.2 boards per contest as a squad. They surrender 36.5% from 3-point land and they are ranked 24th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.6).
For their last game, the Wizards took a defeat with a final score of 111-107 against the Raptors. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Washington permitted Toronto to snag 48 overall (16 offensive). They wrapped up this game 20.0% from downtown by shooting 4 out of 20 and ended up going 17 of 25 at the charity stripe (68.0%). The Wizards allowed the Raptors to convert 45 of 90 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Wizards ended up shooting 43 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.2%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Washington knocked down 12 out of 26 attempts (46.2%). They were able to make 9 of them for a rate of 75.0%. The Raptors committed 13 fouls for the matchup which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 22 times, while earning 11 steals for the game. The Wizards corralled 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest.
Deni Avdija pitched in for the Wizards for the game. He made 4 out of 7 for this contest for a rate of 57.1%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. Avdija had 9 points in his 30 minutes on the court and totaled 6 dimes in this game.
Washington has a mark of 2-8 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Wizards are shooting 47.7% from the field, which ranks 10th in basketball. Washington has 1,153 points this year (115.3 per game) and they collect 38.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 28.0 times per game (4th in basketball) and they cough up possession 15.1 times per contest. The Wizards are committing 19.4 fouls per contest while shooting 74.3% from the charity stripe.
The Wizards are ranked 27th in basketball in points given up per game with 122.5. They are forcing 17.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 49.4% from the floor (29th in basketball). The Washington defense gives up 34.4% on shots from distance (122 of 355) and their opponents are connecting on 80.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 29.2 assists and 51.4 rebounds per contest, ranking them 30th and 30th in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas
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