Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 12/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks (11-8) will take on the Utah Jazz (7-13) at American Airlines Center on Wednesday.

The Jazz faced the Trail Blazers and notched a win by a score of 118-113 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Jazz finished with 21 while the Trail Blazers totaled 20 personal fouls. They also made 13 of 40 attempts from downtown. Portland finished 88.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 24 of 27 tries. In addition, Portland grabbed 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 11 blocks. Portland recorded 17 dimes and had 11 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Utah allowed 40.0% from the field on 38 of 95 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned 56 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 19 of 24 shots for a rate of 79.2%. Utah walked away from the game with a 48.9% field goal percentage (46 out of 94) and buried 7 of their 34 shots from distance.

Collin Sexton is one player who came through in the matchup. Sexton ended up shooting 69.2% from the field and totaled 5 dimes. He played for 30 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He accounted for 25 points on 9 out of 13 shooting.

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Utah enters this contest with a win-loss record of 7-13 for the campaign. They are turning it over 17.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Utah is pulling down 47.3 boards per contest and has totaled 532 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 8th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Jazz are shooting 35.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (270 of 767) and 80.6% from the charity stripe. They average 112.1 points per outing (21st in the NBA) while going 44.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are surrendering 36.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 25th in the league in PPG allowed (118.5). The Jazz are allowing a FG percentage of 48.4% (876 of 1,811) and they surrender 42.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are 26th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 551 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Mavericks took a loss by a score of 126-120 against the Thunder. In relation to rebounding, Dallas allowed Oklahoma City to collect 50 overall (16 offensive). They shot 45.5% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 20 out of 44 and ended up going 18 of 22 at the charity stripe (81.8%). The Mavericks allowed the Thunder to make 44 of their 100 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 44.0% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks finished shooting 39 out of 87 from the floor which had them shooting 44.8%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Dallas converted 19 out of their 52 tries (36.5%). They were able to knock down 23 of the free throws for a rate of 65.7%. The Thunder had 24 fouls for the contest which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 35 shots. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. The Mavericks corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 for the game.

Luka Doncic was important for the Mavericks in this game. He converted 11 of 22 in the game for a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 15 rebounds. Doncic earned 36 points in his 46 mins on the hardwood and had 18 assists for this contest.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 11-8 this year. The Mavericks are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they go 73.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.1 times per game (23rd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. Dallas has 2,246 pts this season (118.2 per game) and they pull in 42.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mavericks are hitting on 46.4% from the floor, which ranks 21st in the league.

The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in basketball in points given up per game with 118.0. They have forced 13.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.0% from the field (25th in basketball). The Dallas defense allows 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (240 of 658) and opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their foul shots. They concede 27.7 assists and 46.8 rebounds per contest, which is 27th and 29th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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