Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 1/7/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets

Date: Friday, January 7, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet

The Houston Rockets (11-28) will go up against the Dallas Mavericks (20-18) at Toyota Center on Friday.

The Mavericks took the court against the Warriors and went home with a win by a final score of 99-82 in their last contest. Dallas wrapped up the game with a 37.9% field goal percentage (33 out of 87) and made 12 of their 40 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks made 21 of 26 tries for a rate of 80.8%. Regarding rebounding, they collected 46 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 22 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to defending, Dallas allowed 40.7% from the floor on 33 of 81 shooting. Golden State earned 46 assists and had 20 steals in this game. Furthermore, Golden State had 38 boards (8 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Golden State finished 68.8% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 16 shots. They converted 5 out of their 28 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 15 while the Warriors finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Luka Doncic is someone who came through in this game. He finished with 26 points on 7 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and snagged 7 boards. Doncic ended up going 38.9% from the floor and dished out 8 assists.

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Dallas comes into this one with a mark of 20-18 for the season. They are giving up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Dallas is collecting 43.3 boards per contest and has accumulated 898 dimes on the season, which is 17th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Mavericks are connecting on 33.0% on 3-point shots (465 of 1,411) and 76.8% from the free throw line. They average 104.9 points per outing (26th in basketball) while shooting 44.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Mavericks are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 17th in basketball in giving up assists with 905 conceded for the campaign. The Mavericks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.7% (1,465 of 3,209) and they concede 44.4 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 34.9% on 3-point attempts and they rank 3rd in basketball in PPG allowed (103.4).

In their last game, the Rockets walked away with a victory by a final of 114-111 against the Wizards. When discussing attacking the glass, Houston permitted Washington to grab 32 overall (9 on the offensive side). They shot 25.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 26 from the free throw line (80.8%). The Rockets allowed the Wizards to bury 40 out of 91 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.0% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Rockets went 40 for 85 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.1%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Houston made 9 of 26 attempts (34.6%). They were able to bury 25 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.1%. The Wizards committed 15 personal fouls for the game which took the Rockets to the free throw line for 32 tries. They also turned it over 20 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. The Rockets pulled down 38 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for this game.

Christian Wood pitched in for the Rockets for the contest. He made 8 out of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 11 rebounds. Wood had 22 points in his 34 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist for this game.

Houston has a mark of 11-28 on the season. The Rockets are responsible for committing 20.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.9 times per game (20th in the NBA) and they turn it over 17.2 times per game. Houston has accounted for 4,193 pts on the year (107.5 per game) and they pull in 42.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Rockets are connecting on 45.1% from the field, which ranks 20th in the league.

The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 115.5. They are able to force 13.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (25th in basketball). The Houston defense allows 34.7% from downtown (519 of 1,495) and opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 24.2 dimes and 45.1 boards per game, which ranks 18th and 17th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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