Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 10/19/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (+5)

The Dallas Mavericks are en route to Footprint Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Phoenix Suns. Dallas opens this contest as 5-point dogs. The total comes in at 216.5.

The Mavericks faced off with the Warriors and ended up losing by a score of 120-110 in their last game of last season. Dallas finished with a 45.1% FG percentage (37 of 82) and knocked down 17 of 42 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks made 19 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 76.0%. With regard to rebounding, they collected 34 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 dimes for this game while creating 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to the defense, Dallas allowed 51.1% from the field on 45 out of 88 shooting. Golden State doled out 36 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Golden State grabbed 51 rebounds (14 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Golden State finished the game shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 16 attempts. They also knocked down 14 of their 36 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Mavericks finished with 18 and the Warriors had 20 fouls.

Spencer Dinwiddie is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He scored 26 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played for 32 minutes but had no rebounds when the time ran out. Dinwiddie ended up shooting 58.3% from the floor and dished out 4 assists.

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Dallas heads into this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 52-30 last season. They gave up possession 12.5 times per game and as a team committed 19.7 fouls per game. As a group, Dallas grabbed 43.0 boards per contest and accounted for 1,918 assists last season, which ranked 25th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Mavericks hit on 35.0% on shots from distance (1,073 of 3,063) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They averaged 108.0 points per outing (24th in the league) on 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mavericks forced 13.1 turnovers per contest and they drew 20.1 fouls. They were 6th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,925 relinquished over the course of last year. The Mavericks defense gave up an opponent FG percentage of 45.7% (3,198 of 7,001) and they relinquished 43.6 boards per contest as a unit. They gave up 34.0% on three-point shots while they were 2nd in basketball in opponents points per game (104.7).

When they last played in the 2021-22 season, the Suns took a loss by a score of 123-90 against the Mavericks. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Phoenix allowed Dallas to collect 43 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They went 48.7% from 3-point land by shooting 19 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 12 from the charity stripe (100.0%). The Suns permitted the Mavericks to knock down 46 of 81 tries from the field which had them at 56.8% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Suns went 33 out of 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.9%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Phoenix converted 12 out of their 34 tries (35.3%). They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. The Mavericks were called for 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Suns earned 24 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 39 for this contest.

Cameron Johnson ended up being a factor for the Suns for the matchup. He made 3 out of 6 in the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. Johnson tallied 12 points in his 20 minutes of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes for the matchup.

Phoenix had a record of 64-18 last year. The Suns were responsible for committing 19.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 79.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists was at 27.4 times per contest (4th in the NBA) and they turned it over 12.9 times per contest. Phoenix totaled 9,416 points last season (114.8 per contest) and they grabbed 45.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Suns connected on 48.5% from the field, which ranked 1st in the league.

The Phoenix defense gave up 34.0% from downtown (953 of 2,805) and their opposition made 76.1% of their free throw shots. They conceded 22.9 assists and 44.5 rebounds every game, which ranked them 3rd and 19th in the NBA. The Suns defensively were ranked 8th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 107.3. They forced their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (3rd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix (-5)

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