San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 4/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

American Airlines Center is where the Dallas Mavericks will attempt to defeat the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

The Spurs played the Trail Blazers and walked away with a win by a score of 129-127 in their last contest. San Antonio walked away from the contest having earned a 44.3% FG percentage (47 out of 106) and made 10 of 35 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spurs knocked down 25 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 89.3%. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 47 with 18 of them being offensive. They also recorded 29 dimes in the game while creating 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to the defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 53.1% from the field on 51 of 96 shooting. Portland distributed 34 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Portland had 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Portland finished the game shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 18 shots. They also knocked down 10 out of their 28 shots from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Spurs finished with 12 while the Trail Blazers finished the game with 22 fouls.

Keita Bates-Diop is one player who was a major contributor for this game. Bates finished 63.6% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He played for 26 mins and collected 6 boards. He ended up scoring 25 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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San Antonio enters this matchup with a mark of 21-59 for the year. They turn it over 15.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, San Antonio is grabbing 43.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 2,167 assists for the year, which has them ranked 5th in basketball in terms of passing. The Spurs are shooting 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (883 of 2,573) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.5 pts per game (24th in the league) while shooting 46.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Spurs have forced 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are giving up 38.9% on shots from downtown and they are 30th in the league in opponents points per game (122.8). The Spurs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 50.7% (3,678 of 7,251) and they relinquish 45.0 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 29th in the NBA in allowing assists with 2,128 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Mavericks got the victory with a final of 123-119 when they played the Kings. The Mavericks collected 32 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. The Kings had 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Dallas made 20 of their 44 tries (45.5%). When all was said and done, the Mavericks ended up shooting 44 out of 89 from the floor which had them shooting 49.4%. The Mavericks permitted the Kings to knock down 46 out of their 106 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 43.4% for the game. They finished 32.4% from three-point range by going 12 of 37 and finished the game at 15 of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Dallas permitted Sacramento to get 57 in total (22 on the offensive side).

Kyrie Irving was important for the Mavericks for this game. Irving recorded 31 points in his 43 minutes of playing time and added 8 assists for this contest. He made 12 of 23 for this contest for a rate of 52.2%, and had 4 rebounds.

Dallas has a mark of 38-42 for the campaign. The Mavericks are committing 20.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.9 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest. Dallas has totaled 9,137 pts for the campaign (114.2 per game) and they pull down 38.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mavericks are shooting 47.6% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in the NBA.

The Dallas defense concedes 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (887 of 2,527) and their opponents are making 78.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 24.9 dimes and 44.4 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 10th and 21st in the NBA. The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the league in points given up per game with 113.8. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (23rd in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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