Dallas Mavericks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 11/26/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Dallas Mavericks are en route to Scotiabank Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Toronto Raptors.

The Mavericks took the court against the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 125-112 in their last contest. Dallas finished the contest having earned a 53.7% field goal percentage (44 of 82) and buried 11 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mavericks made 13 of their 21 tries for a rate of 61.9%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 35 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 20 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. With regard to defense, Dallas let their opponent shoot 53.6% from the field on 45 out of 84 shooting. Boston earned 29 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. Additionally, Boston collected 38 rebounds (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Boston finished shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of their 21 tries. They also converted 17 out of their 34 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 23 while the Celtics finished the game with 22 fouls.

Luka Doncic is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. Doncic finished the contest at 60.7% from the field and dished out 9 assists. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and also snagged 8 boards. He had 42 points on 17 of 28 shooting.

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Dallas enters this contest with a record of 9-8 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Dallas is pulling down 38.7 rebounds per contest and has tallied 352 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 30th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Mavericks are shooting 34.4% on three-point attempts (228 of 663) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. They average 109.2 points per contest (24th in the league) while going 46.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks are able to force 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 23.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.8% on three-point shots and they are 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (106.5). The Mavericks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.5% (657 of 1,383) and they relinquish 41.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 2nd in the league in giving up assists with 389 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors took a loss by a final score of 112-98 against the Nets. The Raptors corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 23 offensive boards totaling 52 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 12 steals in the game. The Nets were called for 24 fouls in the game which got the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They were able to make 19 of them for a rate of 76.0%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Toronto converted 7 of 29 attempts (24.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Raptors went 36 out of 101 from the field which gave them a rate of 35.6%. The Raptors allowed the Nets to convert 45 of 82 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 54.9% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 44.7% from beyond the arc via 17 of 38 and ended up shooting 5 of 7 from the charity stripe (71.4%). In relation to rebounding, Toronto allowed Brooklyn to collect 39 in total (7 offensive).

Thaddeus Young pitched in for the Raptors for this game. He buried 6 of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Young racked up 12 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and had 5 assists in this contest.

Toronto has a record of 9-9 for the campaign. The Raptors are committing 20.7 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 78.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.1 times per game (24th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.9 times per contest. Toronto has accounted for 2,011 points so far this season (111.7 per contest) and they average 44.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Raptors are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which is 26th in basketball.

The Raptors on defense are ranked 11th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 110.1. They are forcing their opponents into 17.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.4% from the floor (27th in the NBA). The Toronto defense surrenders 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (223 of 614) and opponents are knocking down 80.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.6 assists and 41.7 total boards per game, which has them ranked 23rd and 6th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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