Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 10/26/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+11.5)

The Houston Rockets (1-2) are hitting the road to American Airlines Center on Tuesday where they will meet the Dallas Mavericks (1-1). Dallas opens this matchup as 11.5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 224.

The Rockets played the Celtics and ended up losing by a score of 107-97 in their last contest. Houston ended the game having earned a 42.7% FG percentage (32 out of 75) and converted 14 of 32 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 19 of their 24 shots for a rate of 79.2%. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 40 with 5 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 6 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing the defense, Houston allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the floor on 38 of 86 shooting. Boston distributed 43 assists and had 22 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Boston pulled down 37 rebounds (6 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Boston ended up going 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 16 of their 20 tries. They also converted 15 of their 47 attempts from beyond the arc.

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Jalen Green is a player who was a factor for this game. He notched 30 points on 11 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. Green shot 61.1% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

Houston will play this contest with a mark of 1-2 this season. They average 109.0 pts per contest (17th in the league) while hitting 46.5% from the floor. The Rockets are hitting 40.8% from downtown (42 of 103) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is snagging 45.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 70 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 13th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 20.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 21.0 fouls every game. On defense, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers per game while drawing 21.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 17th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 70 relinquished on the campaign. The Rockets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.2% (49 of 65) and they relinquish 42.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 35.2% on shots from downtown while they are 12th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (107.3).

In their last game, the Mavericks went home victorious with a score of 103-95 against the Raptors. The Mavericks were able to corral 37 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 50 in this matchup. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Raptors had 12 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Dallas made 14 out of 42 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Mavericks went 38 out of 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.8%. The Mavericks permitted the Raptors to bury 34 of their 85 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.0% for the matchup. They went 29.7% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 37 and ended up going 16 of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Dallas allowed Toronto to snag 38 overall (11 offensive).

Tim Hardaway was important for the Mavericks for this contest. He made 9 of 16 in the game for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Hardaway Jr. scored 25 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this contest.

Dallas has a record of 1-1 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Mavericks are shooting 37.5% from the floor, which ranks 30th in basketball. Dallas has totaled 190 pts so far this season (95.0 per contest) and they pull down 50.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 20.0 times per game (27th in the league) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. The Mavericks commit 21.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.6% from the charity stripe. The Mavericks on the defensive side of the court are 9th in basketball in PPG allowed with 104.0. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (11th in the NBA). The Dallas defense gives up 36.1% from downtown (26 of 72) and opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 24.0 assists and 52.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 17th and 29th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (+11.5)

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