Dallas Mavericks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 4/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Dallas Mavericks (48-30) are hitting the road to Spectrum Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Charlotte Hornets (19-59).

The Mavericks played the Rockets and earned the victory with a final of 147-136 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Mavericks left the arena with 26 and the Rockets totaled 34 personal fouls. They also made 17 of their 41 attempts from three-point range. Houston ended up shooting 77.1% from the charity stripe by burying 27 of their 35 shots. On top of that, Houston pulled down 32 boards (4 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Houston distributed 31 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. In reference to defending, Dallas allowed their opponent to shoot 49.5% from the field on 46 of 93 shooting. They also distributed 21 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 47 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Mavericks made 40 of their 45 shots for a rate of 88.9%. Dallas finished the contest having earned a 54.1% FG percentage (46 of 85) and converted 15 of their 39 3-point shots.

Kyrie Irving is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He left the arena with 48 points on 15 out of 25 shooting. He played 45 mins and also grabbed 7 rebounds. Irving ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Dallas comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 48-30 so far this year. They average 118.6 points per outing (6th in basketball) while connecting on 48.3% from the floor. The Mavericks are hitting 37.3% on three-point shots (1,149 of 3,080) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dallas is pulling in 40.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 2,005 dimes for the campaign, which is 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.6 fouls. They give up 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 20th in the league in opponents PPG (116.0). The Mavericks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.5% (3,350 of 7,051) and they concede 42.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 22nd in basketball in allowing assists with 2,151 relinquished this year.

When they last played, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 121-118 when they faced the Thunder. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Charlotte allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 36 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 50.0% from three-point range by going 18 out of 36 and ended up going 13 out of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). The Hornets permitted the Thunder to convert 45 of their 87 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7% for this game. Overall, the Hornets finished 45 out of 83 from the field which had them shooting 54.2%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Charlotte made 17 of 40 attempts (42.5%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 78.6%. The Thunder had 17 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They also coughed it up 18 times, while getting 12 steals for the contest. The Hornets were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the matchup.

Grant Williams pitched in for the Hornets for this contest. Williams totaled 19 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and tallied 5 assists in this contest. He made 7 of 10 in the matchup for a rate of 70.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Charlotte has a win-loss record of 19-59 on the season. The Hornets have committed 18.1 fouls per game and they connect on 78.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.7 times per contest (28th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. Charlotte has earned 8,303 points for the season (106.4 per game) and they pull down 39.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Hornets are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the NBA.

The Charlotte defense allows 37.6% on 3-pointers (1,053 of 2,801) and opponents are knocking down 80.1% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 28.5 assists and 43.6 boards every game, ranking them 27th and 29th in basketball. The Hornets on the defensive side of the court are 21st in the NBA in PPG given up with 116.6. They are able to force 13.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the floor (28th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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