Los Angeles Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 1/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+2)

The Dallas Mavericks will try to beat the Los Angeles Clippers at American Airlines Center on Sunday. Dallas opens as 2-point favorites. The over/under is 230.

The Clippers faced off with the Spurs and walked away with a win by a score of 131-126 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Clippers finished with 13 and the Spurs finished the game with 15 fouls. They converted 14 of 26 tries from distance. San Antonio ended up shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 10 of 14 attempts. Additionally, San Antonio collected 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. San Antonio dished out 34 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 57.3% from the floor on 51 of 89 shooting. They also dished out 31 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected 32 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Clippers converted 14 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Los Angeles finished the contest with a 63.0% FG percentage (51 out of 81) and converted 15 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Kawhi Leonard is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. Leonard finished 72.2% from the field and earned 7 dimes. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 36 points on 13 of 18 shooting.

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Los Angeles will take the court with a record of 24-24 this season. They currently have an average of 109.7 points per contest (29th in the league) while hitting 46.5% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 37.4% on 3-point shots (598 of 1,600) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.8 boards per game and is sitting with 1,098 assists for the season, which ranks 22nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Clippers are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They give up 35.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 5th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (110.8). The Clippers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 46.6% (1,959 of 4,201) and they surrender 43.1 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 17th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,169 conceded for the campaign.

In their last game, the Mavericks went home victorious with a score of 115-90 when they faced the Heat. The Mavericks corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Heat were called for 22 fouls in the game which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to convert 23 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 82.1%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Dallas converted 18 out of 38 tries (47.4%). When all was said and done, the Mavericks shot 37 out of 80 from the field which had them shooting 46.3%. The Mavericks allowed the Heat to knock down 33 of 69 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8% in the matchup. They went 20.0% from beyond the arc by going 4 out of 20 and finished the game at 20 of 27 at the charity stripe (74.1%). Concerning attacking the glass, Dallas allowed Miami to snag 39 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Luka Doncic pitched in for the Mavericks for this game. Doncic racked up 34 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accumulated 7 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 12 out of 24 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 12 rebounds.

Dallas has a record of 25-22 for the season. The Mavericks are committing 21.1 fouls every game and they hit 74.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.2 times per game (29th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per contest. Dallas has tallied 5,308 pts on the season (112.9 per game) and they pull down 38.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Mavericks are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which is 17th in basketball.

The Dallas defense surrenders 35.5% from downtown (522 of 1,472) and their opposition knocks down 77.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 24.1 dimes and 43.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 9th and 19th in basketball. The Mavericks on defense are ranked 10th in the NBA in points given up per game with 112.2. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.1% from the floor (25th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+2)

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