Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 3/23/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

American Airlines Center is the location where the Dallas Mavericks (44-28) will try to beat the Houston Rockets (18-54) on Wednesday.

The Rockets played the Wizards and earned the victory with a final of 115-97 in their last contest. Houston wrapped up the game having earned a 49.4% FG percentage (42 out of 85) and buried 20 out of their 39 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 11 of 13 shots for a percentage of 84.6%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 44 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 30 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding the defense, Houston allowed 41.2% from the field on 35 of 85 shooting. Washington earned 47 assists and had 24 steals in the game. Moreover, Washington pulled down 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Washington finished the game at 87.5% at the free throw line by converting 21 of 24 tries. They also knocked down 6 of 29 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Rockets left the arena with 22 while the Wizards finished the game with 11 personal fouls.

Christian Wood is a guy who was important in this game. He totaled 39 points on 14 out of 18 shooting. He played for 36 mins played and grabbed 10 boards. Wood finished the game shooting 77.8% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Houston will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 18-54 on the campaign. They cough up possession 16.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Houston is grabbing 42.0 rebounds per game and has earned 1,685 assists on the campaign, which is 21st in the NBA in terms of passing. The Rockets are connecting on 34.8% on three-point attempts (963 of 2,768) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 109.0 pts per game (18th in basketball) while connecting on 45.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Rockets are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 22.2 fouls. They are conceding 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 30th in basketball in PPG allowed (118.2). The Rockets defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 48.3% (3,128 of 6,479) and they relinquish 45.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 25th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,849 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Mavericks went home victorious with a score of 110-108 when they faced the Timberwolves. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Dallas allowed Minnesota to pull down 35 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They finished 35.1% from distance by hitting 13 out of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 29 at the free throw line (79.3%). The Mavericks allowed the Timberwolves to make 36 of their 91 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Mavericks went 40 for 83 from the field which had them shooting 48.2%. In regard to shooting from distance, Dallas knocked down 14 of their 46 tries (30.4%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.2%. The Timberwolves earned 9 fouls in this contest which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Mavericks corralled 40 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 for the game.

Dwight Powell pitched in for the Mavericks in the game. He made 8 out of 8 for the game giving him a rate of 100.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Powell racked up 22 points in his 27 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for the contest.

Dallas has a record of 44-28 for the season. As an offensive team, the Mavericks are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which ranks 20th in basketball. Dallas has accounted for 7,681 points on the campaign (106.7 per contest) and they snag 43.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 23.2 times per game (23rd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. The Mavericks commit 19.9 fouls per game and they connect on 76.6% from the free throw line.

The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the NBA in PPG allowed with 104.2. They have forced 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (15th in basketball). The Dallas defense allows 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (784 of 2,307) and their opponents are connecting on 75.9% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 23.4 dimes and 44.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 7th and 13th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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