Atlanta Hawks vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 4/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks (45-30) will take on the Atlanta Hawks (35-40) at American Airlines Center on Friday.

The Hawks faced the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 121-113 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Hawks finished with 13 and the Pistons accounted for 13 fouls. They made 10 of their 30 shots from distance. Detroit finished the game shooting 81.0% from the free throw line by burying 17 of 21 attempts. Additionally, Detroit collected 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Detroit doled out 24 dimes and had 14 steals in this matchup. In terms of defending, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 45.7% from the floor on 43 out of 94 shooting. They also distributed 36 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 48 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Hawks converted 10 of 15 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Atlanta walked away from the contest with a 54.4% field goal percentage (49 out of 90) and knocked down 13 of 38 shots from 3-point land.

Jalen Johnson is a player who was important for this contest. Johnson ended up shooting 71.4% from the field and also recorded 11 assists. He played for 37 minutes played and also pulled down 14 boards. He scored 28 points on 10 out of 14 shooting.

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Atlanta comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 35-40 so far this season. They average 119.1 pts per game (5th in the league) on 46.7% from the field. The Hawks are hitting 36.7% from downtown (1,038 of 2,827) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Atlanta is pulling down 44.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,982 assists on the year, which is 17th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.5 fouls. They relinquish 38.1% from 3-point land while they are 27th in the league in points per game allowed (120.3). The Hawks defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 49.3% (3,340 of 6,772) and they relinquish 43.6 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 23rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,108 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Mavericks took a loss by a score of 104-100 when they faced the Warriors. Regarding team rebounding, Dallas allowed Golden State to pull down 52 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 46.9% from three-point range by connecting on 15 out of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 7 from the charity stripe (100.0%). The Mavericks permitted the Warriors to bury 41 of 90 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Mavericks walked away from this one shooting 39 for 89 from the floor which had them shooting 43.8%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Dallas made 15 of their 40 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 7 of those for a percentage of 63.6%. The Warriors committed 18 fouls in this game which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They also turned it over 15 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. The Mavericks collected 34 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the contest.

Luka Doncic pitched in for the Mavericks in this game. He converted 11 out of 22 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 12 rebounds. Doncic recorded 30 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 11 assists in this contest.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 45-30 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Mavericks are shooting 48.3% from the field, which ranks 11th in the NBA. Dallas has earned 8,884 pts this season (118.5 per contest) and they pull down 42.1 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.8 times per contest (19th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. The Mavericks commit 18.5 fouls per game and they hit 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Dallas defense surrenders 36.9% on shots from 3-point land (988 of 2,680) and opponents are making 77.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 27.6 assists and 44.4 rebounds every game, which is 22nd and 25th in the NBA. The Mavericks on defense are ranked 20th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 116.1. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the field (20th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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