San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 12/23/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

American Airlines Center is the site where the Dallas Mavericks (16-11) will attempt to beat the San Antonio Spurs (4-23) on Saturday.

The Spurs faced the Bulls and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-95 in their last contest. San Antonio wrapped up the game having earned a 45.7% FG percentage (37 of 81) and knocked down 10 out of their 30 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Spurs buried 11 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 24 assists in the matchup while creating 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, San Antonio allowed the other team to shoot 54.4% from the floor on 49 out of 90 shooting. Chicago earned 24 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. Moreover, Chicago pulled down 36 boards (5 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 7 rejections. Chicago finished shooting 81.8% at the charity stripe by making 9 of their 11 shots. They knocked down 7 out of their 28 tries from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Spurs ended up with 11 while the Bulls recorded 18 fouls.

Devin Vassell is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished with 21 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He played for 31 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. Vassell ended up going 46.7% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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San Antonio comes into this one with a mark of 4-23 so far this year. They turn it over 16.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.1 fouls every game. As a team, San Antonio is pulling down 43.4 rebounds per contest and has 776 dimes for the year, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Spurs are shooting 34.3% on three-point shots (343 of 1,000) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. They average 110.3 pts per contest (27th in the league) while hitting 45.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Spurs are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They give up 38.7% on three-point shots and they rank 27th in basketball in opponents points per game (122.2). The Spurs defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.3% (1,216 of 2,468) and they surrender 45.9 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 24th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 772 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Mavericks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 120-111 when they faced the Clippers. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Dallas allowed Los Angeles to get 44 in all (7 offensive). They finished the game shooting 35.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 25 from the free throw line (92.0%). The Mavericks permitted the Clippers to convert 43 of 77 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.8% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks went 39 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9%. Concerning 3-pointers, Dallas converted 14 out of their 43 attempts (32.6%). They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 70.4%. The Clippers committed 22 personal fouls for this game which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They turned the ball over 6 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Mavericks were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for this contest.

Luka Doncic ended up being a major contributor for the Mavericks for the contest. He made 9 out of 25 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 36.0%, and had 9 rebounds. Doncic accumulated 28 points in his 44 minutes of playing time and accumulated 10 assists in this game.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 16-11 on the season. The Mavericks commit 18.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 74.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.4 times per game (23rd in the NBA) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. Dallas has accumulated 3,212 points for the season (119.0 per contest) and they average 42.0 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Mavericks are shooting 47.1% from the field, which ranks 18th in the NBA.

The Dallas defense allows 37.2% on shots from 3-point land (349 of 937) and their opposition makes 76.7% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 27.1 dimes and 45.8 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 22nd and 27th in the league. The Mavericks defensively are ranked 21st in basketball in points allowed per game with 117.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the field (24th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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