Sacramento Kings vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 10/31/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, October 31, 2021

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+3.5)

American Airlines Center is where the Dallas Mavericks (3-2) will compete against the Sacramento Kings (3-2) on Sunday. Dallas opens this matchup as 3.5-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 222.

The Kings played the Pelicans and notched a win by a score of 113-109 in their last game. Sacramento wrapped up the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (40 out of 80) and converted 9 of their 27 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Kings knocked down 24 of their 25 tries for a rate of 96.0%. Regarding rebounding, they collected 45 with 3 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the field on 42 out of 98 shooting. New Orleans earned 49 dimes and had 18 steals for the game. Moreover, New Orleans pulled down 36 rebounds (13 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 5 blocks. New Orleans finished the contest at 64.0% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 25 shots. They made 9 out of their 34 tries from downtown.

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Richaun Holmes is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He finished with 21 points on 7 out of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. Holmes went 87.5% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

Sacramento will take the court with a mark of 3-2 so far this season. The Kings are hitting 34.0% on 3-pointers (64 of 188) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. They average 111.0 points per outing (12th in basketball) while going 45.4% from the field. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 45.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 117 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 19th in the league in terms of passing the rock. Defensively, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are conceding 32.9% from 3-point land while they are 21st in the league in PPG from their opponents (113.2). The Kings are giving up a FG percentage of 44.4% (209 of 471) and they relinquish 49.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 10th in basketball in giving up assists with 108 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Mavericks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 106-75 against the Nuggets. The Mavericks pulled down 30 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 36 for the game. They turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. The Nuggets committed 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 77.8%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Dallas converted 8 out of their 37 tries (21.6%). When the game finished, the Mavericks finished 23 out of 78 from the field which gave them a percentage of 29.5%. The Mavericks permitted the Nuggets to convert 43 out of 83 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.8% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 30.6% from distance by shooting 11 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 13 from the charity stripe (69.2%). In reference to how they rebounded, Dallas permitted Denver to grab 46 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Luka Doncic ended up being a factor for the Mavericks for the contest. He buried 5 of 18 for this game giving him a rate of 27.8%, and totaled 6 rebounds. Doncic scored 16 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes in the matchup.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 3-2 this season. The Mavericks are committing 20.2 fouls per game and they connect on 70.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 19.4 times per game (30th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest. Dallas has totaled 485 points so far this year (97.0 per game) and they average 46.2 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Mavericks are shooting 39.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 30th in the league. The Mavericks on defense are ranked 8th in basketball in points given up per game with 103.8. They have surrendered 24.2 dimes and 50.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 20th and 27th in basketball. The Dallas defense concedes 36.7% on 3-point shots (65 of 177) and opponents are making 69.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (18th in the league).

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Sacramento (+3.5) and under 222 points

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