Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 4/6/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Pistons (23-56) are welcoming the Dallas Mavericks (49-30) at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday.

The Mavericks played the Bucks and earned the victory with a final of 118-112 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up walking away with 20 and the Bucks had 9 personal fouls. They also buried 15 of their 40 tries from beyond the arc. Milwaukee walked away from this one shooting 72.2% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of their 18 attempts. Furthermore, Milwaukee totaled 26 boards (10 offensive, 16 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Milwaukee dished out 36 assists and had 25 steals in the matchup. Regarding the defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the floor on 42 out of 95 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 1 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected 38 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Mavericks knocked down 24 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. Dallas wrapped up the game having earned a 51.3% FG percentage (39 out of 76) and knocked down 16 out of their 38 shots from 3-point land.

Luka Doncic is a player who was a factor for the matchup. Doncic ended up shooting 40.9% from the field and also distributed 15 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and collected 8 rebounds. He totaled 32 points on 9 of 22 shooting.

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Dallas will enter this contest with a mark of 49-30 on the campaign. They average 107.2 points per outing (26th in basketball) while shooting 45.8% from the floor. The Mavericks are shooting 34.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,018 of 2,949) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dallas is collecting 42.9 boards per game and has accumulated 1,831 assists on the year, which ranks 24th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Mavericks are able to force 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 2nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (104.8). The Mavericks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.8% (3,089 of 6,747) and they concede 44.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 8th in the league in allowing assists with 1,853 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Pistons got the win with a final of 121-117 when they faced the Pacers. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Detroit allowed Indiana to grab 41 in all (17 offensive). They finished the game shooting 31.6% from distance by shooting 12 of 38 and ended up going 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). The Pistons permitted the Pacers to bury 45 out of their 94 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.9% in the matchup. Overall, the Pistons finished the game shooting 43 for 99 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.4%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Detroit knocked down 21 of 41 attempts (51.2%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. The Pacers were called for 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. The Pistons earned 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this game.

Saddiq Bey pitched in for the Pistons for the matchup. He converted 11 out of 18 for this game for a rate of 61.1%, and had 4 rebounds. Bey scored 31 points in his 23 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for this contest.

Detroit has a mark of 23-56 on the year. The Pistons have committed 22.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.4 times per contest (24th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest. Detroit has totaled 8,276 pts so far this season (104.8 per game) and they average 43.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Pistons are shooting 43.1% from the floor, which is ranked 29th in the NBA.

The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 20th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 112.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (25th in the league). The Detroit defense gives up 36.3% on shots from distance (935 of 2,573) and their opponents are connecting on 77.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 25.1 assists and 46.3 rebounds per game, which is 19th and 24th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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