Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/15/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The Dallas Mavericks are traveling to AT&T Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the San Antonio Spurs.

The Mavericks played the Grizzlies and ended up losing by a score of 104-88 in their last contest. Dallas walked away from the game with a 38.9% FG percentage (35 of 90) and converted 12 out of their 46 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks buried 6 of their 8 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 41 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 23 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to defense, Dallas let their opponent shoot 45.8% from the floor on 38 out of 83 shooting. Memphis recorded 23 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. Furthermore, Memphis pulled down 47 boards (7 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Memphis finished the game shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by making 16 of 19 shots. They made 12 of their 37 shots from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Mavericks finished with 16 and the Grizzlies totaled 17 personal fouls.

Jaden Hardy is one guy who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 9 of 25 shooting. He played 41 minutes and totaled 8 rebounds. Hardy finished the contest at 36.0% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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Dallas comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 34-35 so far this season. They have an average of 113.5 points per game (18th in the league) while going 47.3% from the field. The Mavericks are connecting on 36.9% on three-point shots (1,042 of 2,827) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dallas is grabbing 38.6 boards per game and has accounted for 1,554 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.7 fouls per game.

On defense, the Mavericks are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.0% from 3-point land and they are 14th in the league in PPG allowed (113.1). The Mavericks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.6% (2,845 of 5,853) and they surrender 44.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 9th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,695 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Spurs took a loss by a score of 102-90 against the Thunder. In relation to rebounding, San Antonio permitted Oklahoma City to snag 55 overall (12 offensive). They finished 25.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 of 39 and ended up going 20 of 23 at the free throw line (87.0%). The Spurs allowed the Thunder to knock down 36 of 95 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.9% for this contest. In all, the Spurs went 33 out of 88 from the field which had them at 37.5%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, San Antonio made 10 of their 36 tries (27.8%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. The Thunder had 19 fouls for this contest which got the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. The Spurs were able to corral 40 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 50 in the game.

Zach Collins ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs for the contest. Collins accumulated 23 points in his 30 mins of playing time and earned 4 assists for this game. He knocked down 7 of 14 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 11 rebounds.

San Antonio has a record of 17-50 for the year. The Spurs commit 20.2 fouls per contest and they go 74.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.8 times per game (5th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.6 times per game. San Antonio has scored 7,502 pts so far this season (112.0 per contest) and they grab 43.2 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which ranks them 23rd in the league.

The San Antonio defense concedes 39.3% from downtown (827 of 2,107) and their opposition makes 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.4 dimes and 44.3 boards per game, which is ranked 30th and 20th in the league. The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 30th in the league in PPG surrendered with 122.0. They have forced 14.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.6% from the floor (30th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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