Memphis Grizzlies vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 12/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Friday, December 1, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

The Memphis Grizzlies (4-13) are on their way to American Airlines Center on Friday where they will take on the Dallas Mavericks (11-6).

The Grizzlies faced the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 105-91 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Grizzlies ended up with 15 while the Jazz totaled 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 16 out of their 39 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Utah finished the contest at 58.3% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of 12 attempts. In addition, Utah grabbed 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 10 blocks. Utah recorded 26 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. Regarding defending, Memphis allowed the other team to shoot 37.8% from the floor on 34 out of 90 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 51 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies made 6 of 8 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Memphis walked away from the contest having earned a 49.4% field goal percentage (43 of 87) and buried 13 out of their 39 three-point attempts.

Jaren Jackson Jr. is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. Jackson ended up shooting 42.1% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 35 mins played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He accounted for 20 points on 8 of 19 shooting.

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Memphis enters this one with a win-loss mark of 4-13 for the year. They turn it over 14.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Memphis is pulling in 42.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 411 assists so far this year, which is 27th in basketball in terms of passing. The Grizzlies are hitting 32.7% on three-point shots (222 of 678) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 105.6 points per outing (29th in basketball) while shooting 42.6% from the field.

On defense, the Grizzlies have forced 16.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are 8th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 426 relinquished on the season. The Grizzlies defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.5% (673 of 1,446) and they surrender 45.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 40.7% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 14th in the league in PPG allowed (112.7).

In their last game, the Mavericks got the victory with a final of 121-115 against the Rockets. In relation to cleaning the glass, Dallas allowed Houston to snag 40 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 27.6% from 3-point land by going 8 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 29 at the free throw line (79.3%). The Mavericks allowed the Rockets to make 42 of 85 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Mavericks ended up shooting 42 for 89 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.2%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Dallas buried 12 of their 34 tries (35.3%). They were able to convert 25 of them for a percentage of 86.2%. The Rockets committed 27 personal fouls for the game which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They coughed it up 7 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. The Mavericks were able to corral 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 38 for the contest.

Luka Doncic pitched in for the Mavericks in this game. He buried 15 out of 29 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 51.7%, and had 9 rebounds. Doncic recorded 41 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 9 dimes for this game.

Dallas has a record of 11-6 for the season. As an offensive team, the Mavericks are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which ranks 16th in basketball. Dallas has 2,032 pts on the campaign (119.5 per contest) and they average 42.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 24.9 times per contest (23rd in the NBA) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. The Mavericks commit 18.5 fouls every game and they go 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 23rd in the league in points allowed per game with 118.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the field (26th in basketball). The Dallas defense allows 36.0% on three-point shots (209 of 580) and their opponents are connecting on 74.4% of their foul shots. They give up 28.0 dimes and 46.3 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 26th and 27th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas and under the total points

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