Dallas Mavericks vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 4/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Dallas Mavericks are headed to State Farm Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Atlanta Hawks.

The Mavericks took the court against the 76ers and took a loss by a score of 116-108 in their last contest. Dallas finished the game with a 45.8% field goal percentage (38 out of 83) and knocked down 18 of their 46 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 14 of 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 24 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of defense, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 46.3% from the field on 37 of 80 shooting. Philadelphia dished out 26 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. Moreover, Philadelphia pulled down 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Philadelphia finished the contest at 83.3% when shooting free throws by burying 25 of 30 shots. They converted 17 of 36 shots from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Mavericks finished with 22 while the 76ers had 19 fouls.

Luka Doncic is one player who was a major factor in this game. He was able to score 24 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and also totaled 10 rebounds. Doncic finished the contest at 45.0% from the field and earned 8 dimes.

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Dallas heads into this one with a record of 37-40 so far this year. They have an average of 113.8 pts per contest (16th in the league) while hitting 47.4% from the floor. The Mavericks are hitting 37.2% from downtown (1,167 of 3,138) and 75.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Dallas is grabbing 38.6 boards per game and has totaled 1,749 assists this season, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.8 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.1 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.2% on shots from distance and they are 15th in the NBA in opponents points per game (113.3). The Mavericks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.5% (3,186 of 6,573) and they surrender 44.2 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 9th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,903 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hawks went home victorious with a score of 120-118 against the Cavaliers. Concerning team rebounding, Atlanta permitted Cleveland to pull down 40 in total (10 offensive). They went 36.0% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 25 and finished the contest at 15 out of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). The Hawks permitted the Cavaliers to bury 47 of their 93 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.5% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Hawks ended up shooting 41 for 89 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.1%. With respect to shots from distance, Atlanta buried 12 of their 27 attempts (44.4%). They were able to make 26 of them for a clip of 78.8%. The Cavaliers had 24 personal fouls for the game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for 33 shots. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Hawks earned 37 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 51 for the matchup.

Dejounte Murray ended up having an impact for the Hawks for this game. He converted 11 out of 22 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Murray totaled 29 points in his 35 mins of playing time and tallied 5 dimes for this game.

Atlanta has a record of 38-38 for the season. The Hawks commit 18.9 fouls per game and they connect on 81.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.8 times per game (19th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest. Atlanta has scored 8,970 pts so far this season (118.0 per contest) and they snag 44.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which ranks 9th in the league.

The Hawks on defense are ranked 25th in the league in points given up per game with 117.8. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.5% from the floor (24th in the league). The Atlanta defense allows 35.6% on 3-point shots (905 of 2,542) and opponents are converting on 80.5% of their foul shots. They concede 25.9 assists and 44.2 rebounds per game, which ranks them 22nd and 20th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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