Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 4/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz

Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: NBA TV

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (+8)

The Dallas Mavericks (52-30) are on their way to Vivint Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Utah Jazz (49-33). Dallas is 8-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 209.

The Mavericks faced the Jazz and went home with a win by a final score of 110-104 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 19 and the Jazz recorded 10 fouls. They also converted 11 of their 29 tries from beyond the arc. Utah finished the game at 85.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 20 attempts. Additionally, Utah grabbed 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Utah distributed 50 assists and had 19 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Dallas allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 38 out of 82 shooting. They also doled out 22 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 4 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 31 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Mavericks made 10 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Dallas finished with a 47.0% field goal percentage (39 out of 83) and converted 22 of their 47 3-point attempts.

Jalen Brunson is one player who came through for this contest. He finished with 41 points on 15 of 25 shooting. He was on the court for 42 mins played and also snagged 8 rebounds. Brunson shot 60.0% from the field and also earned 5 assists.

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Dallas will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 52-30 so far this season. They currently have an average of 108.0 points per contest (24th in the league) while shooting 46.1% from the field. The Mavericks are hitting 35.0% on three-point shots (1,073 of 3,063) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dallas is pulling in 43.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,918 dimes this year, which ranks 25th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Mavericks have forced 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are 6th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,925 relinquished on the year. The Mavericks are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.7% (3,198 of 7,001) and they relinquish 43.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 34.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 2nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (104.7).

For their last game, the Jazz took a loss by a final score of 110-104 when they faced the Mavericks. The Jazz corralled 39 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 50 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 2 steals in this matchup. The Mavericks were called for 3 personal fouls in this game which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They were able to make 17 of them for a rate of 85.0%. With respect to 3-point shots, Utah buried 11 out of 29 tries (37.9%). When the game finished, the Jazz finished shooting 38 out of 82 from the field which had them shooting 46.3%. The Jazz permitted the Mavericks to make 39 of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.0% in this game. They shot 46.8% from distance by shooting 22 of 47 and finished the contest at 10 of 13 from the charity stripe (76.9%). With respect to attacking the glass, Utah allowed Dallas to pull down 29 in all (2 on the offensive glass).

Donovan Mitchell ended up having an impact for the Jazz for the game. Mitchell accumulated 34 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 5 assists in the matchup. He converted 13 out of 30 for the matchup for a rate of 43.3%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 49-33 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jazz are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is ranked 6th in the NBA. Utah has accumulated 9,316 pts this season (113.6 per game) and they pull in 46.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.4 times per contest (27th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per contest. The Jazz are committing 18.9 fouls every game and they go 76.7% from the free throw line.

The Jazz on defense are ranked 10th in the NBA in points given up per game with 107.6. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (9th in the league). The Utah defense surrenders 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (994 of 2,837) and their opponents are knocking down 75.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 23.4 dimes and 41.6 rebounds per game, which is ranked 5th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah (-8)

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