Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 1/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

The Dallas Mavericks are on their way to Vivint Arena on Saturday where they will meet the Utah Jazz.

The Mavericks stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and earned the victory with a final of 99-95 in their last game. Dallas ended having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (33 out of 77) and buried 13 of 34 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Mavericks buried 20 of their 28 shots for a rate of 71.4%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 20 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Concerning defense, Dallas allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the field on 35 of 86 shooting. Phoenix recorded 24 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. In addition, Phoenix grabbed 50 boards (13 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Phoenix finished 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of their 16 attempts. They made 13 of their 32 tries from downtown. Regarding fouls, the Mavericks ended up walking away with 10 while the Suns accounted for 21 fouls.

Spencer Dinwiddie is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. Dinwiddie went 55.6% from the floor and earned 9 assists. He played 40 minutes played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 36 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Dallas comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 26-24 for the year. They have an average of 112.6 pts per game (22nd in the league) on 47.1% from the floor. The Mavericks are hitting 36.2% from downtown (733 of 2,026) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dallas is pulling down 38.7 rebounds per contest and has 1,101 assists for the campaign, which is 28th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.7 fouls. They currently rank 10th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,206 surrendered for the year. The Mavericks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.9% (2,034 of 4,242) and they concede 44.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 35.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 10th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Jazz took a loss by a final score of 134-124 when they played the Trail Blazers. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Utah allowed Portland to collect 41 in all (6 on the offensive side). They finished 47.2% from distance by connecting on 17 of 36 and finished the game at 15 out of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Jazz allowed the Trail Blazers to convert 51 of their 89 attempts from the field which left them shooting 57.3% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Jazz walked away from this one shooting 47 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.2%. In terms of three-point shots, Utah made 20 out of their 41 attempts (48.8%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. The Trail Blazers were called for 15 fouls for this contest which got the Jazz to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They coughed it up 13 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Jazz were able to corral 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 35 in this game.

Lauri Markkanen was important for the Jazz for the matchup. Markkanen totaled 24 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 7 of 16 in this contest for a field goal rate of 43.8%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 25-26 on the campaign. The Jazz are responsible for committing 20.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.9 times per game (10th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.2 times per contest. Utah has 6,002 pts on the campaign (117.7 per contest) and they collect 44.2 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Jazz are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in the NBA.

The Jazz defensively are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG given up with 116.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.2% from the field (26th in the league). The Utah defense allows 35.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (577 of 1,607) and opponents are making 77.9% of their free throw shots. They give up 23.6 assists and 43.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 7th and 13th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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