Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 3/17/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Friday, March 17, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Lakers will go up against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.

The Mavericks played the Spurs and walked away with a win by a score of 137-128 in their last game. Dallas walked away from the game with a 51.2% FG percentage (44 out of 86) and made 17 of their 33 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks made 32 of their 37 attempts for a rate of 86.5%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they collected 52 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 23 assists in this contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to defense, Dallas let their opponent shoot 45.8% from the field on 49 of 107 shooting. San Antonio earned 26 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Moreover, San Antonio collected 47 rebounds (16 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 4 rejections. San Antonio finished the game shooting 57.7% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of 26 attempts. They also made 15 of 34 tries from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Mavericks finished with 25 while the Spurs racked up 30 personal fouls.

Christian Wood is someone who played a role in the matchup. He had 28 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He played for 28 minutes and pulled down 13 rebounds. Wood finished shooting 47.1% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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Dallas heads into this one with a record of 35-35 so far this season. They have an average of 113.9 points per contest (17th in the league) while going 47.3% from the floor. The Mavericks are connecting on 37.0% on 3-pointers (1,059 of 2,860) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Dallas is pulling in 38.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,577 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 29th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Mavericks are forcing 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.5 fouls. They rank 9th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,721 surrendered so far this year. The Mavericks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.6% (2,894 of 5,960) and they concede 44.0 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 35.2% on three-point shots and they rank 15th in the league in points per game allowed (113.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Lakers took a defeat with a final score of 114-110 against the Rockets. When discussing rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Houston to snag 51 in total (16 offensive). They finished 27.6% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 8 of 29 and ended up shooting 12 of 19 from the charity stripe (63.2%). The Lakers permitted the Rockets to knock down 47 of 89 attempts from the field which had them shooting 52.8% for this contest. When the game finished, the Lakers finished 34 out of 90 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.8%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Los Angeles buried 11 out of 44 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 31 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.8%. The Rockets had 29 fouls for the contest which took the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 37 tries. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Lakers recorded 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 36 in this game.

Austin Reaves ended up having an impact for the Lakers for the game. He knocked down 6 out of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and earned 4 rebounds. Reaves earned 24 points in his 27 minutes on the court and totaled 7 dimes for the contest.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 34-36 for the season. As an offense, the Lakers are shooting 47.8% from the field, which ranks them 11th in the league. Los Angeles has accumulated 8,161 points on the season (116.6 per contest) and they average 45.5 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.1 times per contest (15th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 14.2 times per game. The Lakers are committing 18.3 fouls per game while shooting 78.1% from the charity stripe.

The Lakers defensively are ranked 21st in basketball in PPG surrendered with 117.0. They are able to force 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (9th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (877 of 2,575) and their opposition makes 76.8% of their foul shots. They relinquish 25.6 dimes and 45.5 boards per contest, which is ranked 15th and 27th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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