Detroit Pistons vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 1/30/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Monday, January 30, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

American Airlines Center is the location where the Dallas Mavericks will play the Detroit Pistons on Monday.

The Pistons played the Rockets and ended up losing by a score of 117-114 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Pistons finished with 25 and the Rockets finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also buried 8 of their 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Houston finished the game shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by making 21 of 27 tries. On top of that, Houston pulled down 48 rebounds (16 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Houston dished out 20 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 47.8% from the field on 44 of 92 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists in the game while creating 17 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Pistons converted 24 of 31 attempts for a rate of 77.4%. Detroit walked away from the contest with a 45.8% field goal percentage (38 of 83) and made 14 of 38 3-point shots.

Alec Burks is one player who played a role in this game. He totaled 21 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 27 mins played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. Burks ended up going 50.0% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Detroit will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-38 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 112.8 points per game (21st in the NBA) while going 45.5% from the field. The Pistons are connecting on 35.7% on shots from downtown (601 of 1,682) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Detroit is pulling in 42.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,159 assists for the year, which ranks 26th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 22.1 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pistons have forced 14.1 turnovers every game and they draw 21.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 25th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,313 relinquished for the campaign. The Pistons are allowing a field goal percentage of 49.4% (2,240 of 4,532) and they relinquish 45.0 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 36.1% from 3-point land and they are 29th in the NBA in PPG allowed (120.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Mavericks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 108-100 when they played the Jazz. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Dallas allowed Utah to collect 49 in all (13 offensive). They finished 36.1% from 3-point land by shooting 13 out of 36 and ended up shooting 17 out of 24 from the free throw line (70.8%). The Mavericks allowed the Jazz to convert 39 of their 82 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 47.6% in this matchup. Overall, the Mavericks ended up going 35 for 80 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.8%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Dallas buried 18 out of 46 tries (39.1%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a clip of 70.6%. The Jazz committed 23 personal fouls for this contest which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Mavericks pulled down 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 31 for the matchup.

Spencer Dinwiddie ended up being important for the Mavericks for the game. Dinwiddie totaled 35 points in his 42 minutes on the court and had 8 assists for this game. He made 11 out of 23 for this contest giving him a rate of 47.8%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Dallas has a record of 26-25 for the year. As an offense, the Mavericks are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which is 19th in the league. Dallas has totaled 5,731 points on the year (112.4 per contest) and they collect 38.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.1 times per game (30th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. The Mavericks have committed 20.9 fouls per game and they connect on 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks defensively are ranked 8th in the league in PPG allowed with 112.1. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (24th in basketball). The Dallas defense concedes 35.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (571 of 1,598) and opponents are connecting on 78.1% of their free throw shots. They surrender 24.2 assists and 44.1 rebounds per game, which is ranked 10th and 22nd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dallas

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