San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 2/14/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks
Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX
TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas
American Airlines Center is where the Dallas Mavericks (31-23) will try to beat the San Antonio Spurs (11-43) on Wednesday.
The Spurs took the court against the Raptors and notched a win by a score of 122-99 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Spurs ended up with 14 and the Raptors racked up 20 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. Toronto finished shooting 81.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 16 shots. On top of that, Toronto snagged 47 boards (16 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 13 blocked shots. Toronto earned 25 assists and had 11 steals for the game. Concerning defense, San Antonio allowed 39.8% from the field on 39 out of 98 shooting. They also recorded 37 assists for this game while forcing 19 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned 46 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Spurs knocked down 19 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 82.6%. San Antonio ended the contest with a 52.9% field goal percentage (46 of 87) and buried 11 out of their 30 three-point shots.
Victor Wembanyama is someone who came through for the game. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 10 out of 14 shooting. He played 29 mins played and totaled 14 rebounds. Wembanyama finished the contest at 71.4% from the field and also earned 5 assists.
San Antonio will take the court with a mark of 11-43 so far this year. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.1 fouls every game. As a unit, San Antonio is pulling in 43.2 boards per game and has accounted for 1,583 assists on the season, which ranks 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Spurs are connecting on 34.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (670 of 1,965) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.2 points per contest (24th in the league) while going 46.1% from the field.
When they are on defense, the Spurs have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 25th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,525 relinquished so far this year. The Spurs defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 49.0% (2,422 of 4,939) and they relinquish 45.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 38.5% from beyond the arc and they rank 26th in the league in points per game allowed (120.5).
When they last stepped on the court, the Mavericks went home victorious with a score of 112-104 when they faced the Wizards. The Mavericks were able to snag 44 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 56 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Wizards committed 25 fouls for the game which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 26 shots. They were able to make 17 of them for a clip of 65.4%. With respect to 3-point shots, Dallas knocked down 9 of their 36 attempts (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks went 43 for 96 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. The Mavericks permitted the Wizards to convert 44 out of their 106 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.5% for this game. They shot 21.9% from 3-point land via 7 out of 32 and finished the game at 9 of 15 at the free throw line (60.0%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Dallas allowed Washington to collect 52 in all (12 on the offensive side).
Luka Doncic was important for the Mavericks in the game. He buried 8 of 16 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 11 rebounds. Doncic earned 26 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 15 assists for the matchup.
Dallas has a mark of 31-23 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Mavericks are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which ranks 13th in the NBA. Dallas has totaled 6,410 points on the campaign (118.7 per contest) and they pull in 42.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.5 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.4 times per game. The Mavericks are committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.6% from the charity stripe.
The Mavericks on the defensive side of the court are 21st in the league in points allowed per contest with 117.7. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (21st in the league). The Dallas defense allows 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (707 of 1,930) and their opponents are making 75.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 27.5 assists and 45.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 20th and 27th in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Antonio
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