Chicago Bulls vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 1/9/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, January 9, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

American Airlines Center is where the Dallas Mavericks (21-18) will play the Chicago Bulls (26-10) on Sunday.

The Bulls faced off with the Wizards and earned the victory with a final of 130-122 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 21 and the Wizards recorded 15 fouls. They also converted 7 of 24 attempts from distance. Washington finished shooting 96.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 25 of their 26 tries. On top of that, Washington snagged 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Washington doled out 41 dimes and had 28 steals in this contest. In terms of the defense, Chicago let their opponent shoot 51.1% from the field on 45 of 88 shooting. They also recorded 34 assists for this contest while forcing 5 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 19 of 21 attempts for a rate of 90.5%. Chicago ended the game with a 52.7% FG percentage (48 of 91) and made 15 of 33 3-point shots.

Nikola Vucevic is someone who was important in the game. Vucevic finished shooting 42.1% from the floor and dished out 7 assists. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also collected 14 boards. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 8 out of 19 shooting.

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Chicago will play this contest with a mark of 26-10 so far this season. They average 111.3 pts per contest (8th in the league) while shooting 47.5% from the floor. The Bulls are hitting 38.7% on 3-point shots (417 of 1,078) and 81.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago is pulling in 42.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 855 assists this year, which is 25th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulls are able to force 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 13th in the league in opponents points per game (107.4). The Bulls defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (1,425 of 3,127) and they relinquish 44.1 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 835 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Mavericks went home victorious with a score of 130-106 when they faced the Rockets. Concerning cleaning the glass, Dallas allowed Houston to collect 33 overall (7 on the offensive side). They went 27.9% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 12 of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 29 at the free throw line (69.0%). The Mavericks allowed the Rockets to make 37 out of 87 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.5% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Mavericks ended up shooting 49 out of 90 from the floor which had them shooting 54.4%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Dallas made 17 of their 38 attempts (44.7%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a rate of 53.6%. The Rockets committed 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Mavericks were able to corral 44 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 55 for the game.

Josh Green was important for the Mavericks in the matchup. Green scored 17 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this contest. He converted 6 out of 7 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Dallas has a mark of 21-18 this season. The Mavericks have committed 19.8 personal fouls per contest and they hit 76.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.9 times per game (14th in the league) and they turn it over 12.4 times per game. Dallas has 4,118 pts this year (105.6 per game) and they pull in 43.6 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Mavericks are hitting on 45.0% from the floor, which is 20th in basketball.

The Mavericks defensively are ranked 3rd in basketball in points given up per game with 103.4. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (16th in the league). The Dallas defense allows 34.7% on shots from distance (435 of 1,255) and their opponents are making 75.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 23.6 dimes and 44.3 boards per contest, which is 13th and 12th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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