Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 3/27/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, March 27, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: NBA TV

The Utah Jazz (45-29) are on their way to American Airlines Center on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Dallas Mavericks (45-29).

The Jazz faced the Hornets and went home with a loss by a final score of 107-101 in their last contest. Utah ended the game with a 45.2% FG percentage (38 out of 84) and buried 17 of their 47 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Jazz knocked down 8 of 11 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 25 assists for this game while forcing 3 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to defending, Utah allowed the other team to go 46.6% from the floor on 41 out of 88 shooting. Charlotte earned 45 assists and had 26 steals for the matchup. In addition, Charlotte snagged 29 boards (16 offensive, 13 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Charlotte went 70.6% at the free throw line by burying 12 of their 17 shots. They knocked down 13 of their 34 attempts from 3-point land. In relation to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 16 and the Hornets totaled 9 personal fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is a guy who played a role in this matchup. Mitchell ended up going 47.6% from the field and totaled 7 assists. He played for 36 mins and also totaled 3 boards. He finished with 26 points on 10 out of 21 shooting.

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Utah will enter this game with a record of 45-29 for the season. They are giving up possession 14.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Utah is grabbing 46.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,651 dimes for the season, which ranks 27th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Jazz are shooting 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (1,091 of 3,005) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 113.5 points per game (6th in the NBA) while hitting 47.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jazz are able to force 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.6% on shots from distance and they are 10th in the league in PPG allowed (107.6). The Jazz are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (2,999 of 6,625) and they concede 41.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 8th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,726 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Mavericks went home defeated by a final of 116-95 when they played the Timberwolves. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Dallas permitted Minnesota to get 39 in all (6 on the offensive side). They went 34.4% from distance by shooting 11 out of 32 and finished the game at 19 out of 24 from the free throw line (79.2%). The Mavericks permitted the Timberwolves to make 43 out of their 84 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.2% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks shot 35 out of 90 from the floor which had them shooting 38.9%. In regard to shots from downtown, Dallas made 10 out of their 43 tries (23.3%). They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a rate of 78.9%. The Timberwolves earned 9 personal fouls in this contest which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. The Mavericks earned 35 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for this game.

Luka Doncic ended up being a major contributor for the Mavericks for the game. Doncic scored 24 points in his 37 mins on the court and earned 8 assists in the game. He knocked down 8 out of 18 for this contest giving him a rate of 44.4%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

Dallas has a record of 45-29 so far this season. As an offense, the Mavericks are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which is 21st in basketball. Dallas has accounted for 7,843 points for the campaign (106.0 per game) and they grab 42.9 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.1 times per game (25th in the league) and they turn it over 12.5 times per contest. The Mavericks commit 19.8 fouls per contest while shooting 76.5% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the league in points given up per game with 103.7. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (15th in the league). The Dallas defense allows 33.8% on shots from distance (796 of 2,357) and their opponents are knocking down 76.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 23.2 dimes and 44.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 6th and 12th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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