Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, February 6, 2023

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest-Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (+5)

Vivint Arena is the location where the Utah Jazz will take on the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. Utah opens this matchup as 5-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 230.

The Mavericks played the Warriors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-113 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 18 while the Warriors finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They also buried 14 of their 35 attempts from long range. Golden State shot 78.9% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 19 tries. Furthermore, Golden State collected 38 rebounds (5 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 1 block. Golden State recorded 33 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. Regarding the defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 54.9% from the floor on 45 of 82 shooting. They also dished out 22 assists for this game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 39 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 21 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Dallas walked away from the contest having earned a 45.9% field goal percentage (39 of 85) and converted 14 of their 40 shots from beyond the arc.

Spencer Dinwiddie is one guy who came through for the matchup. Dinwiddie finished the game at 52.9% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He saw the court for 33 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Dallas enters this game with a win-loss record of 28-26 on the year. They average 112.3 points per outing (24th in the league) while connecting on 47.0% from the floor. The Mavericks are shooting 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (789 of 2,187) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dallas is pulling in 38.5 boards per game and has racked up 1,182 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 30th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Mavericks are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 23.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 8th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.0). The Mavericks are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.1% (2,196 of 4,569) and they relinquish 44.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 11th in the league in giving up assists with 1,310 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz took a defeat with a final score of 115-108 when they played the Hawks. The Jazz pulled down 37 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 50 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Hawks earned 18 personal fouls for the game which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Utah knocked down 13 out of 44 tries (29.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Jazz shot 41 for 91 from the field which had them shooting 45.1%. The Jazz permitted the Hawks to convert 44 of their 95 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.3% for the game. They finished the game shooting 27.0% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 10 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 23 at the charity stripe (73.9%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Utah allowed Atlanta to pull down 52 in all (14 offensive).

Lauri Markkanen was important for the Jazz for the matchup. He made 8 out of 19 in this game giving him a rate of 42.1%, and accounted for 10 rebounds. Markkanen racked up 25 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

Utah has a record of 27-27 so far this season. The Jazz are committing 20.8 fouls every game and they hit 78.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.8 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.2 times per contest. Utah has earned 6,349 pts this year (117.6 per contest) and they average 44.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Jazz are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in the NBA.

The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 116.5. They have forced 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.0% from the field (23rd in the NBA). The Utah defense gives up 35.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (615 of 1,713) and opponents are connecting on 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 23.8 dimes and 43.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 7th and 14th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah (-5)

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