Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/13/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ABC

The Boston Celtics (41-27) will try to beat the Dallas Mavericks (41-26) at TD Garden on Sunday.

The Mavericks stepped onto the hardwood against the Rockets and went home with a win by a final score of 113-100 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 21 and the Rockets finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. Houston finished the game shooting 63.2% at the free throw line by converting 12 of their 19 attempts. Additionally, Houston had 34 boards (5 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 8 blocks. Houston distributed 39 dimes and had 29 steals for the game. With respect to defending, Dallas allowed the other team to go 47.7% from the floor on 41 of 86 shooting. They also dished out 20 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 47 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Mavericks knocked down 22 of 28 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. Dallas ended the game having earned a 45.5% FG percentage (40 out of 88) and converted 11 out of their 36 3-point shots.

Dwight Powell is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. He ended up scoring 26 points on 9 of 11 shooting. He played 32 minutes and also collected 12 boards. Powell finished the game at 81.8% from the field and recorded 3 assists.

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Dallas comes into this one with a mark of 41-26 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Dallas is pulling down 43.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,561 dimes on the season, which is 22nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Mavericks are hitting 34.3% on shots from downtown (853 of 2,488) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 106.8 pts per game (26th in the NBA) while going 45.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 1st in basketball in PPG from their opponents (103.7). The Mavericks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.7% (2,604 of 5,702) and they surrender 44.1 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 8th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,564 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 114-103 when they played the Pistons. Concerning team rebounding, Boston allowed Detroit to snag 31 in all (11 offensive). They wrapped up this game 29.4% from three-point range by going 10 out of 34 and ended up shooting 23 of 24 from the free throw line (95.8%). The Celtics permitted the Pistons to convert 35 out of 83 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.2% for this contest. When the game finished, the Celtics finished shooting 42 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Boston made 6 out of 32 attempts (18.8%). They were able to knock down 24 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. The Pistons committed 14 fouls for this contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. The Celtics were able to snag 34 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 for this game.

Jayson Tatum ended up having an impact for the Celtics for the game. Tatum racked up 31 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and added 6 dimes for the matchup. He made 13 of 27 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 48.1%, and had 8 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 41-27 this season. The Celtics are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 81.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.1 times per contest (16th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. Boston has accounted for 7,462 pts for the campaign (109.7 per game) and they pull down 46.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Celtics are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which is 19th in basketball.

The Boston defense allows 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (793 of 2,357) and their opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 21.5 assists and 44.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 1st and 16th in the league. The Celtics defensively are ranked 3rd in the league in points allowed per game with 104.0. They have forced 13.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (1st in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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