Brooklyn Nets vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 12/7/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: TNT

The Brooklyn Nets (16-7) are traveling to American Airlines Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Dallas Mavericks (11-11).

The Nets faced off with the Bulls and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-107 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Nets walked away with 19 and the Bulls racked up 9 fouls. They also buried 10 of 31 attempts from beyond the arc. Chicago ended up shooting 70.4% at the free throw line by converting 19 of their 27 tries. On top of that, Chicago pulled down 40 rebounds (7 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Chicago dished out 47 dimes and had 22 steals in this contest. In terms of defending, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 47.7% from the field on 41 of 86 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 55 with 15 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Nets knocked down 7 of 9 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Brooklyn ended the game with a 41.4% field goal percentage (46 out of 111) and made 8 of their 25 three-point attempts.

Kevin Durant is one player who played a role for this contest. Durant ended up going 46.2% from the floor and also earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 38 mins and also collected 10 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 12 out of 26 shooting.

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Brooklyn will play this contest with a win-loss record of 16-7 this season. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a group they commit 19.3 fouls per game. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling down 44.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 587 assists for the year, which has them ranked 7th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Nets are hitting 36.6% on shots from distance (280 of 764) and 80.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 109.5 points per contest (12th in the league) while connecting on 46.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Nets are forcing 13.2 turnovers every game and they draw 20.0 fouls. They give up 30.9% from beyond the arc and they are 11th in the NBA in PPG allowed (105.8). The Nets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.9% (897 of 2,092) and they surrender 46.5 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 4th in the league in giving up assists with 503 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Mavericks went home defeated by a final of 97-90 when they played the Grizzlies. The Mavericks were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 10 steals for the matchup. The Grizzlies earned 22 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for 19 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of those for a clip of 68.4%. In regard to shots from downtown, Dallas made 15 of 43 tries (34.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks ended up shooting 31 out of 92 from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.7%. The Mavericks allowed the Grizzlies to make 37 of their 76 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.7% in the game. They finished the game shooting 34.6% from three-point range by hitting 9 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 24 from the charity stripe (58.3%). With respect to attacking the glass, Dallas permitted Memphis to pull down 42 in total (10 offensive).

Tim Hardaway ended up being a major contributor for the Mavericks in the game. Hardaway Jr. earned 29 points in his 31 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He buried 7 of 18 for the game giving him a rate of 38.9%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Dallas has a record of 11-11 so far this season. The Mavericks have committed 19.3 fouls every game and they connect on 72.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 22.5 times per game (23rd in basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.3 times per game. Dallas has scored 2,300 pts this year (104.5 per contest) and they pull down 43.2 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Mavericks are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in the NBA.

The Dallas defense allows 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (249 of 682) and opponents are converting on 75.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 24.2 dimes and 46.4 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 20th and 20th in the NBA. The Mavericks on defense are ranked 13th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 106.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (27th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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