Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns 11/17/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: ESPN

The Dallas Mavericks (9-4) are en route to Footprint Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Phoenix Suns (10-3).

The Mavericks faced the Nuggets and walked away with a win by a score of 111-101 in their last contest. Dallas finished the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (45 out of 90) and buried 14 out of their 36 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 7 of their 10 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected a total of 44 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 30 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defending, Dallas allowed 47.6% from the field on 40 out of 84 shooting. Denver distributed 46 dimes and had 20 steals in the game. Moreover, Denver grabbed 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Denver shot 70.6% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 17 tries. They also converted 9 of 32 shots from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 19 and the Nuggets recorded 11 fouls.

Kristaps Porzingis is a guy who played a role in the matchup. Porzingis ended up going 55.0% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He saw the court for 33 mins and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 11 of 20 shooting.

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Dallas heads into this matchup with a record of 9-4 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.3 fouls every game. As a team, Dallas is collecting 45.7 boards per game and has totaled 288 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 27th in the league in terms of passing. The Mavericks are shooting 33.3% on three-point shots (170 of 511) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 105.0 points per game (22nd in the league) while shooting 44.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Mavericks have forced 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They rank 16th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 314 relinquished so far this season. The Mavericks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.4% (526 of 1,133) and they relinquish 46.2 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 35.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (105.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Suns took home the win by a final score of 99-96 against the Timberwolves. In the matter of how they rebounded, Phoenix permitted Minnesota to grab 41 in all (13 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 29.5% from downtown by shooting 13 out of 44 and finished the contest at 21 of 27 at the charity stripe (77.8%). The Suns permitted the Timberwolves to convert 31 of 85 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 36.5% in this matchup. Overall, the Suns ended up shooting 32 out of 85 from the floor which had them at 37.6%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Phoenix converted 7 out of their 31 attempts (22.6%). They were able to knock down 28 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 77.8%. The Timberwolves committed 18 fouls for this game which got the Suns to the free throw line for 36 attempts. They also gave up possession 15 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Suns were able to pull down 38 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 52 in the matchup.

Devin Booker ended up being a factor for the Suns for the game. Booker recorded 29 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 dimes for the matchup. He made 7 out of 16 for this game for a field goal rate of 43.8%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Phoenix has a mark of 10-3 on the campaign. The Suns have committed 19.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 78.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.2 times per game (3rd in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.5 times per game. Phoenix has tallied 1,443 pts on the campaign (111.0 per game) and they grab 45.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Suns are shooting 47.0% from the field, which ranks 3rd in the league.

The Suns on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the league in points per game surrendered with 105.5. They are forcing 17.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (8th in the NBA). The Phoenix defense gives up 34.5% on 3-pointers (163 of 472) and opponents are connecting on 76.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 21.9 assists and 47.4 total boards per game, which is ranked 8th and 25th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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