Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 11/2/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Dallas Mavericks welcome the Utah Jazz at American Airlines Center on Wednesday.

The Jazz faced the Grizzlies and walked away with a win by a score of 121-105 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Jazz finished with 30 while the Grizzlies totaled 17 fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. Memphis went 54.8% when shooting free throws by making 23 of 42 attempts. Moreover, Memphis grabbed 52 rebounds (18 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Memphis dished out 14 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In reference to the defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 41.3% from the field on 38 of 92 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 48 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Jazz knocked down 18 of 22 tries for a rate of 81.8%. Utah walked away from the contest with a 47.2% FG percentage (42 out of 89) and converted 19 of their 47 shots from beyond the arc.

Lauri Markkanen is someone who was a factor in this game. Markkanen ended up shooting 73.3% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 32 mins and grabbed 11 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 31 points on 11 out of 15 shooting.

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Utah comes into this contest with a record of 6-2 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 16.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 24.5 fouls every game. As a team, Utah is pulling down 45.4 boards per game and has earned 226 dimes so far this year, which ranks 1st in the league in terms of passing. The Jazz are hitting 36.3% on shots from distance (121 of 333) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. They average 117.5 pts per game (10th in the league) while going 46.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Jazz have forced 17.6 turnovers every game while drawing 22.3 fouls. They surrender 32.8% on shots from downtown and they are 17th in the league in opponents PPG (113.6). The Jazz defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.6% (338 of 741) and they surrender 48.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 14th in basketball in giving up assists with 163 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks walked away with a victory by a final of 114-105 when they faced the Magic. When discussing cleaning the glass, Dallas permitted Orlando to get 47 overall (11 on the offensive side). They finished 37.9% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 29 and ended up shooting 20 of 27 from the charity stripe (74.1%). The Mavericks permitted the Magic to convert 37 out of 81 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 45.7% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Mavericks ended up going 41 out of 83 from the field which had them sitting at 49.4%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Dallas made 11 of 35 attempts (31.4%). They were able to convert 21 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. The Magic committed 23 personal fouls for the game which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 4 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Mavericks pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the matchup.

Luka Doncic ended up being a factor for the Mavericks for the matchup. Doncic tallied 44 points in his 37 mins on the court and accounted for 5 assists for this game. He knocked down 17 out of 26 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 65.4%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Dallas has a mark of 3-3 so far this season. The Mavericks have committed 22.8 fouls per game and they go 74.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.2 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. Dallas has 707 pts on the campaign (117.8 per contest) and they pull down 42.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Mavericks are connecting on 47.6% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in the NBA.

The Mavericks on defense are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 110.5. They are able to force 14.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (24th in the league). The Dallas defense allows 33.3% on three-point shots (57 of 171) and opponents are connecting on 80.3% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 22.5 dimes and 39.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 6th and 2nd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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