Chicago Bulls vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 11/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

American Airlines Center is where the Dallas Mavericks (4-2) will take on the Chicago Bulls (3-3) on Wednesday.

The Bulls took the court against the Magic and notched a win by a score of 102-99 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Bulls ended up walking away with 15 while the Magic accumulated 20 fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 46 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Orlando finished the game shooting 90.0% when shooting free throws by making 18 of their 20 tries. Furthermore, Orlando snagged 52 boards (13 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Orlando distributed 34 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. In reference to defending, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the field on 35 of 86 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected 39 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bulls converted 17 of 25 shots for a percentage of 68.0%. Chicago ended the contest having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (36 of 84) and made 13 out of their 34 3-point attempts.

Nikola Vucevic is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. Vucevic finished the contest at 90.9% from the field and also dished out 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and grabbed 11 rebounds. He accumulated 28 points on 10 of 11 shooting.

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Chicago heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 3-3 on the campaign. They are averaging 113.2 points per outing (17th in basketball) while going 43.8% from the field. The Bulls are hitting 38.1% on 3-point shots (101 of 265) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago is collecting 50.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 162 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 14th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 16.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.3 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are forcing 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 22nd in the NBA in PPG allowed (116.8). The Bulls defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.1% (271 of 588) and they relinquish 48.5 boards per game as a group. They rank 20th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 170 conceded this year.

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks got the victory with a final of 108-85 against the Magic. In the matter of rebounding, Dallas permitted Orlando to snag 27 in all (4 offensive). They went 19.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 41 and ended up going 15 of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). The Mavericks allowed the Magic to knock down 31 of their 93 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.3% in this matchup. Overall, the Mavericks finished 42 out of 85 from the field which had them sitting at 49.4%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Dallas converted 10 of 32 tries (31.3%). They were able to convert 14 of them for a percentage of 60.9%. The Magic were called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They turned it over 18 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Mavericks were able to collect 38 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 47 for this contest.

Luka Doncic pitched in for the Mavericks for the game. Doncic earned 32 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 dimes in this game. He converted 11 of 22 for the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 4-2 so far this year. As an offense, the Mavericks are hitting on 44.8% from the field, which ranks them 21st in the league. Dallas has totaled 662 points so far this year (110.3 per game) and they collect 46.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.5 times per contest (21st in the league) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. The Mavericks commit 23.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.1% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks defensively are ranked 4th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 105.3. They are forcing 15.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (3rd in the NBA). The Dallas defense surrenders 31.7% on three-point shots (71 of 224) and their opponents are making 75.9% of their foul shots. They surrender 25.5 dimes and 47.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks 16th and 22nd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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