Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 12/31/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (-7)

The San Antonio Spurs will compete against the Dallas Mavericks at AT&T Center on Saturday. San Antonio opens this matchup as 7-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 226.

The Mavericks faced off with the Rockets and went home with a win by a final score of 129-114 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 26 while the Rockets racked up 23 personal fouls. They knocked down 12 out of their 34 tries from 3-point range. Houston ended up shooting 70.3% from the free throw line by making 26 of 37 shots. Furthermore, Houston had 48 boards (12 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 8 blocked shots. Houston distributed 21 assists and had 5 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the field on 38 of 86 shooting. They also distributed 30 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 44 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 17 of 25 shots for a rate of 68.0%. Dallas finished the contest with a 51.6% FG percentage (47 out of 91) and made 18 of their 45 shots from beyond the arc.

Luka Doncic is someone who had an impact in this matchup. Doncic finished the game shooting 52.4% from the floor and also distributed 13 dimes. He played 34 minutes played and also totaled 12 rebounds. He notched 35 points on 11 of 21 shooting.

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Dallas enters this game with a win-loss record of 19-16 on the year. They are turning it over 12.7 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Dallas is collecting 39.1 rebounds per game and has earned 767 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Mavericks are connecting on 35.8% on shots from downtown (522 of 1,457) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.8 points per outing (19th in the league) while shooting 46.7% from the field.

On defense, the Mavericks are forcing 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.6 fouls. They are ranked 6th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 833 conceded for the season. The Mavericks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.9% (1,410 of 2,944) and they relinquish 43.3 boards per game as a squad. They give up 35.6% on shots from distance and they are 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (109.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs went home victorious with a score of 122-115 against the Knicks. The Spurs collected 34 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for the contest. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Knicks were called for 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of them for a percentage of 72.4%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, San Antonio made 11 of 28 attempts (39.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Spurs finished the game shooting 45 out of 88 from the floor which had them shooting 51.1%. The Spurs permitted the Knicks to make 38 out of 90 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 42.2% for the game. They wrapped up this game 36.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 15 out of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 31 from the free throw line (77.4%). When talking about rebounds, San Antonio permitted New York to get 38 in total (13 offensive).

Keldon Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs in this game. He converted 11 of 21 for the contest for a field goal rate of 52.4%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Johnson recorded 30 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and added 1 assist for the matchup.

San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 11-23 on the year. The Spurs commit 20.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 27.1 times per game (3rd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 16.1 times per contest. San Antonio has tallied 3,780 points so far this season (111.2 per contest) and they average 42.4 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which is ranked 17th in the NBA.

The San Antonio defense concedes 39.3% on shots from 3-point land (433 of 1,103) and their opposition makes 79.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.9 dimes and 43.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 30th and 18th in the NBA. The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 30th in the league in points allowed per game with 120.5. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.4% from the field (30th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio (+7)

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