Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 10/29/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oklahoma City (+11)

The Dallas Mavericks will go up against the Oklahoma City Thunder at American Airlines Center on Saturday. Dallas is 11-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 228.

The Thunder took the court against the Clippers and earned the victory with a final of 118-110 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Thunder walked away with 21 while the Clippers accumulated 17 fouls. They also knocked down 9 out of their 28 attempts from downtown. Los Angeles finished the game shooting 72.2% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of 18 attempts. In addition, Los Angeles had 44 rebounds (10 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Los Angeles totaled 21 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defending, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to go 53.7% from the field on 44 out of 82 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and having 10 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 36 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Thunder knocked down 7 of 8 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. Oklahoma City ended having earned a 49.5% FG percentage (47 out of 95) and made 17 of 38 shots from beyond the arc.

Luguentz Dort is a player who had an impact in this game. Dort ended up going 60.0% from the field and also totaled 4 assists. He played 34 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He accounted for 21 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will play this contest with a mark of 2-3 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per game and as a team they commit 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Oklahoma City is collecting 48.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 121 assists this year, which has them ranked 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Thunder are hitting 30.7% on 3-point shots (59 of 192) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 111.4 pts per game (19th in the NBA) while connecting on 42.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 17.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.9% from beyond the arc while they are 14th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.4). The Thunder are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.7% (206 of 432) and they concede 49.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 16th in the league in giving up assists with 124 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Mavericks took home the win by a final score of 129-125 when they played the Nets. The Mavericks corralled 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Nets were called for 28 personal fouls for this game which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 35 tries. They were able to make 27 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.1%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Dallas converted 20 of their 40 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks finished 41 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.6%. The Mavericks permitted the Nets to bury 43 out of their 93 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.2% for the game. They went 34.3% from downtown via 12 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 30 at the free throw line (90.0%). In relation to team rebounding, Dallas allowed Brooklyn to get 45 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Luka Doncic ended up having an impact for the Mavericks for the matchup. Doncic scored 41 points in his 41 minutes on the court and had 14 dimes in the matchup. He made 14 out of 28 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 11 rebounds.

Dallas has a mark of 2-2 on the year. The Mavericks commit 21.3 fouls every game and they shoot 73.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 20.8 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per game. Dallas has earned 482 points for the season (120.5 per contest) and they average 41.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Mavericks are hitting on 49.4% from the floor, which is ranked 4th in the NBA.

The Dallas defense allows 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (41 of 117) and opponents are knocking down 83.0% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 22.5 assists and 35.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 7th and 1st in basketball. The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 110.3. They are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.3% from the field (25th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas (-11) and under 228 points

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