Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/26/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT SPORTS

The Portland Trail Blazers (20-26) are welcoming the Dallas Mavericks (27-20) at Moda Center on Wednesday.

The Mavericks faced the Grizzlies and took home the win by a score of 104-91 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 23 and the Grizzlies totaled 15 fouls. They converted 4 of their 24 attempts from 3-point land. Memphis walked away from this one shooting 68.4% from the free throw line by making 13 of 19 tries. On top of that, Memphis snagged 29 rebounds (21 offensive, 8 defensive) and had 12 rejections. Memphis doled out 50 dimes and had 20 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 37.4% from the floor on 37 of 99 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 3 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 42 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Mavericks converted 23 of 31 attempts for a rate of 74.2%. Dallas finished having earned a 48.6% FG percentage (36 out of 74) and buried 9 of their 30 3-pointers.

Luka Doncic is one guy who was important for the contest. He ended up scoring 37 points on 13 out of 25 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins and totaled 11 rebounds. Doncic went 52.0% from the field and also earned 9 dimes.

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Dallas enters this matchup with a record of 27-20 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.7 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Dallas is snagging 44.0 boards per game and has tallied 1,114 dimes on the campaign, which is 16th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Mavericks are hitting 32.9% on three-point shots (567 of 1,725) and 76.6% from the free throw line. They average 105.3 points per game (25th in basketball) while going 45.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 fouls. They relinquish 33.6% on three-point shots and they are 3rd in the league in points per game allowed (102.5). The Mavericks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.0% (1,801 of 4,001) and they surrender 44.2 boards per game as a unit. They rank 9th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,086 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Trail Blazers walked away with a victory by a final of 114-105 against the Raptors. The Trail Blazers snagged 37 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 22 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. The Raptors had 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 13 tries. They were able to bury 6 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 46.2%. In reference to shots from downtown, Portland made 18 out of their 32 tries (56.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one shooting 45 out of 85 from the field which had them sitting at 52.9%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Raptors to convert 39 of 98 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.8% in this matchup. They shot 33.3% from distance by shooting 18 of 54 and ended up going 9 out of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). When talking about rebounding, Portland allowed Toronto to snag 28 in total (15 offensive).

CJ McCollum was important for the Trail Blazers in this contest. McCollum scored 19 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accounted for 6 dimes for the game. He made 8 of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and earned 10 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 20-26 for the year. The Trail Blazers commit 19.9 personal fouls per game and they hit 77.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.7 times per contest (24th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.0 times per contest. Portland has totaled 4,987 points this year (108.4 per game) and they collect 43.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which is 22nd in the league.

The Trail Blazers are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG allowed with 112.0. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (30th in basketball). The Portland defense gives up 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (621 of 1,672) and opponents are knocking down 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 25.7 dimes and 43.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 27th and 8th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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