Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 12/12/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Monday, December 12, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Oklahoma City Thunder are hitting the road to American Airlines Center on Monday where they will play the Dallas Mavericks.

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 110-102 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Thunder ended up with 26 while the Cavaliers recorded 14 fouls. They knocked down 12 of 32 attempts from 3-point range. Cleveland ended up going 69.2% from the charity stripe by making 18 of 26 shots. Furthermore, Cleveland grabbed 48 rebounds (12 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Cleveland recorded 25 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. With regard to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the field on 40 out of 85 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this contest while creating 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 40 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Thunder made 16 of their 20 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Oklahoma City walked away from the contest with a 45.8% field goal percentage (38 of 83) and buried 10 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He ended up scoring 23 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander finished the contest at 53.8% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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Oklahoma City will play this contest with a mark of 11-15 this year. They currently have an average of 115.8 pts per game (7th in the league) while connecting on 46.0% from the floor. The Thunder are connecting on 34.0% on shots from distance (301 of 884) and 79.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling down 44.7 boards per game and has racked up 631 dimes this season, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 21.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are able to force 17.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 fouls. They are 11th in basketball in giving up assists with 647 conceded on the campaign. The Thunder defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (1,111 of 2,368) and they relinquish 48.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 35.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 29th in the league in opponents points per game (117.6).

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks took a loss by a final score of 144-115 when they played the Bulls. The Mavericks earned 29 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the matchup. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Bulls were called for 17 fouls for the matchup which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They were able to make 22 of those for a rate of 84.6%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Dallas knocked down 11 out of 44 tries (25.0%). Overall, the Mavericks went 41 out of 90 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.6%. The Mavericks allowed the Bulls to knock down 54 of 85 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 63.5% for this contest. They went 55.9% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 19 of 34 and ended up shooting 17 of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Dallas permitted Chicago to get 44 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Spencer Dinwiddie ended up being important for the Mavericks in this matchup. Dinwiddie scored 27 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 assists in this contest. He knocked down 9 of 15 for the contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 13-13 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Mavericks are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which has them ranked 14th in the NBA. Dallas has tallied 2,900 pts for the campaign (111.5 per contest) and they pull in 38.4 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.0 times per game (27th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per game. The Mavericks are committing 21.2 fouls every game and they connect on 72.3% from the free throw line.

The Dallas defense concedes 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (296 of 794) and their opponents are making 78.1% of their free throw shots. They have given up 24.2 dimes and 43.0 total boards per game, which is 10th and 12th in basketball. The Mavericks defensively are ranked 5th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 110.0. They are forcing 15.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.4% from the floor (25th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dallas

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