Charlotte Hornets vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 3/24/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Friday, March 24, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

American Airlines Center is the location where the Dallas Mavericks will go up against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday.

The Hornets faced off with the Pacers and went home with a win by a final score of 115-109 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 22 while the Pacers finished the game with 26 fouls. They also buried 9 of their 26 tries from long range. Indiana finished shooting 76.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 26 of 34 attempts. On top of that, Indiana grabbed 48 rebounds (13 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Indiana recorded 27 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Charlotte allowed their opponent to shoot 45.1% from the field on 37 of 82 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and having 12 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 37 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hornets made 23 of 32 shots for a percentage of 71.9%. Charlotte finished the contest having earned a 45.6% FG percentage (41 out of 90) and converted 10 out of their 31 shots from beyond the arc.

Kelly Oubre Jr. is a guy who was a major factor for the matchup. Oubre ended up going 58.8% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He saw the court for 33 mins and collected 3 rebounds. He accumulated 28 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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Charlotte heads into this one with a mark of 23-50 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Charlotte is pulling in 44.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,820 assists for the campaign, which is 18th in basketball in terms of passing. The Hornets are hitting 32.7% from downtown (775 of 2,368) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 111.3 points per contest (27th in the league) while hitting 45.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hornets are able to force 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They rank 24th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,895 surrendered for the season. The Hornets defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.7% (3,134 of 6,571) and they relinquish 46.5 boards per contest as a unit. They relinquish 35.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 23rd in basketball in PPG allowed (117.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Mavericks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-125 when they played the Warriors. In reference to cleaning the glass, Dallas permitted Golden State to pull down 44 in all (11 offensive). They shot 30.8% from distance by hitting 12 out of 39 and ended up shooting 15 of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Mavericks allowed the Warriors to make 50 of 90 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.6% for this game. Overall, the Mavericks went 44 for 89 from the floor which had them shooting 49.4%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Dallas made 17 of 40 attempts (42.5%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. The Warriors were called for 20 fouls for the game which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Mavericks were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this game.

Luka Doncic ended up being a major contributor for the Mavericks for this game. Doncic earned 30 points in his 41 minutes of playing time and earned 17 dimes in this contest. He converted 11 of 27 in the game for a field goal rate of 40.7%, and had 7 rebounds.

Dallas has a record of 36-37 on the season. The Mavericks are responsible for committing 20.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.6 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.4 times per contest. Dallas has scored 8,314 points for the year (113.9 per game) and they grab 38.6 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Mavericks are shooting 47.4% from the field, which is 14th in the NBA.

The Dallas defense surrenders 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (802 of 2,297) and their opposition makes 78.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 24.6 dimes and 44.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 9th and 19th in the NBA. The Mavericks on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the NBA in PPG given up with 113.4. They are able to force 13.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.7% from the field (25th in basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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