Atlanta Hawks vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 2/6/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, February 6, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: ESPN

American Airlines Center is the location where the Dallas Mavericks (30-23) will try to beat the Atlanta Hawks (25-27) on Sunday.

The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and went home with a loss by a final score of 125-114 in their last contest. Atlanta walked away from the contest with a 46.2% FG percentage (43 out of 93) and converted 9 out of their 29 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 19 of 21 tries for a percentage of 90.5%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 27 assists for this contest while forcing 4 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When discussing defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 56.8% from the floor on 46 out of 81 shooting. Toronto recorded 45 assists and had 29 steals for this contest. In addition, Toronto pulled down 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Toronto finished the game shooting 88.9% from the free throw line by converting 16 of their 18 tries. They converted 17 of 27 tries from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 16 and the Raptors racked up 14 personal fouls.

Trae Young is a player who played a role for the contest. Young shot 45.0% from the field and also dished out 13 dimes. He saw the court for 35 mins and also totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 9 out of 20 shooting.

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Atlanta will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 25-27 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Atlanta is snagging 44.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,263 assists so far this year, which ranks 16th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 37.6% on shots from beyond the arc (654 of 1,741) and 80.1% from the free throw line. They average 111.8 pts per game (6th in the NBA) while shooting 46.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Hawks have forced 12.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They rank 26th in the league in giving up assists with 1,335 relinquished so far this season. The Hawks defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.7% (2,162 of 4,627) and they concede 43.5 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 35.9% on 3-point shots while they are 24th in the league in points per game allowed (111.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Mavericks took home the win by a final score of 107-98 against the 76ers. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Dallas permitted Philadelphia to collect 30 in total (6 offensive). They finished shooting 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 27 and ended up shooting 17 of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). The Mavericks permitted the 76ers to make 36 of 70 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.4% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks walked away from this one shooting 39 for 85 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.9%. Regarding shots from distance, Dallas made 10 of their 34 tries (29.4%). They were able to bury 19 of those for a percentage of 82.6%. The 76ers were called for 13 fouls in the game which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Mavericks were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 40 for the contest.

Luka Doncic was important for the Mavericks in this matchup. He made 13 of 28 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 46.4%, and added 13 rebounds. Doncic earned 33 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and had 15 assists in the matchup.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 30-23 so far this season. The Mavericks commit 19.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 76.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.9 times per contest (17th in the league) and they cough up possession 12.5 times per game. Dallas has totaled 5,632 pts for the campaign (106.3 per game) and they snag 43.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Mavericks are connecting on 45.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 18th in the league.

The Dallas defense allows 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (580 of 1,711) and opponents are making 75.7% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 23.5 assists and 44.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 11th and 13th in the league. The Mavericks on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in basketball in points given up per game with 103.6. They have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (16th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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