Philadelphia 76ers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 3/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Philadelphia 76ers are traveling to American Airlines Center on Thursday where they will meet the Dallas Mavericks.

The 76ers faced off with the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 101-99 in their last game. Philadelphia finished the contest having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (32 out of 73) and made 10 out of their 28 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the 76ers made 25 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 89.3%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 20 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to the defense, Philadelphia allowed their opponent to shoot 43.2% from the field on 35 of 81 shooting. Miami dished out 21 assists and had 10 steals for the game. On top of that, Miami collected 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Miami shot 72.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 22 tries. They also made 15 of their 37 tries from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the 76ers finished with 24 while the Heat accounted for 20 personal fouls.

Joel Embiid is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He recorded 27 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He played for 34 minutes and also snagged 12 rebounds. Embiid finished 58.8% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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Philadelphia will take the court with a win-loss record of 39-21 for the season. They currently have an average of 113.9 points per outing (16th in the NBA) while shooting 48.0% from the field. The 76ers are connecting on 38.3% from downtown (753 of 1,967) and 83.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling down 40.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,494 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 21st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the 76ers are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 3rd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,421 conceded on the year. The 76ers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.0% (2,408 of 5,120) and they relinquish 42.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 3rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (110.2).

For their last game, the Mavericks took a loss by a score of 124-122 against the Pacers. With respect to attacking the glass, Dallas allowed Indiana to pull down 41 in total (5 offensive). They finished 39.3% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 31 of 40 from the free throw line (77.5%). The Mavericks allowed the Pacers to convert 41 of their 78 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.6% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Mavericks walked away from this one shooting 46 out of 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.5%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Dallas knocked down 12 out of their 37 attempts (32.4%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 64.3%. The Pacers had 19 personal fouls for the game which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for 28 attempts. They also turned it over 7 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Mavericks earned 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in the game.

Luka Doncic ended up being a factor for the Mavericks for the matchup. Doncic tallied 39 points in his 38 mins of playing time and earned 6 dimes in the matchup. He made 14 of 25 in this contest giving him a rate of 56.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 32-31 this year. As an offensive unit, the Mavericks are connecting on 47.4% from the field, which ranks them 15th in basketball. Dallas has earned 7,152 pts on the season (113.5 per game) and they grab 38.8 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.5 times per game (29th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per game. The Mavericks have committed 20.9 fouls per contest and they hit 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Mavericks on defense are ranked 12th in the league in points given up per game with 112.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.5% from the floor (25th in basketball). The Dallas defense gives up 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (686 of 1,962) and their opposition knocks down 78.2% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 24.4 dimes and 43.9 total boards per game, ranking them 9th and 19th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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