Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 1/17/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports OK

The Dallas Mavericks (24-19) welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder (14-28) at American Airlines Center on Monday.

The Thunder faced the Cavaliers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-102 in their last contest. Oklahoma City ended the contest with a 43.4% FG percentage (36 out of 83) and converted 10 out of their 27 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Thunder made 20 of 22 shots for a rate of 90.9%. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled 51 with 14 of them being offensive. They also dished out 17 assists for this game while forcing 4 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed 46.0% from the field on 40 of 87 shooting. Cleveland doled out 37 assists and had 28 steals in the game. On top of that, Cleveland pulled down 26 rebounds (11 offensive, 15 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Cleveland finished the game at 72.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 25 shots. They also converted 9 of their 35 tries from long range. In relation to fouls, the Thunder left the arena with 21 and the Cavaliers racked up 7 fouls.

Darius Bazley is a player who came through for the game. Bazley finished the game shooting 55.6% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He played for 28 mins and also collected 7 boards. He walked away with 17 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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Oklahoma City steps onto the hardwood with a record of 14-28 for the season. They have an average of 100.8 points per contest (30th in the NBA) while connecting on 41.8% from the field. The Thunder are hitting 31.3% on shots from downtown (490 of 1,568) and 76.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling down 45.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 880 dimes on the season, which is 29th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a group are committing 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Thunder have forced 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.2 fouls. They are 20th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,042 surrendered so far this season. The Thunder defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.5% (1,675 of 3,762) and they concede 48.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 35.1% on 3-pointers while they are 13th in the league in opponents PPG (107.7).

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks got the victory with a final of 108-92 against the Magic. The Mavericks recorded 35 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 47 for the contest. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Magic were called for 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 38 attempts. They were able to knock down 32 of them for a percentage of 84.2%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Dallas buried 12 out of their 34 attempts (35.3%). Overall, the Mavericks went 32 out of 78 from the field which had them at 41.0%. The Mavericks allowed the Magic to knock down 37 of their 77 attempts from the field which left them shooting 48.1% for the game. They shot 26.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 out of 26 and finished the contest at 11 out of 16 from the charity stripe (68.8%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Dallas permitted Orlando to snag 32 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Jalen Brunson was important for the Mavericks for the matchup. He made 8 out of 11 in this matchup giving him a rate of 72.7%, and added 5 rebounds. Brunson earned 19 points in his 28 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes in this contest.

Dallas has a mark of 24-19 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mavericks are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which ranks 20th in the NBA. Dallas has earned 4,536 pts for the campaign (105.5 per game) and they average 43.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per contest (16th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. The Mavericks are committing 19.6 fouls every game and they hit 76.2% from the charity stripe.

The Dallas defense gives up 34.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (472 of 1,372) and their opposition knocks down 75.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 23.3 assists and 44.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 11th and 13th in the NBA. The Mavericks are ranked 3rd in the league in points given up per game with 102.7. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (16th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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