Dallas Mavericks vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 3/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Monday, March 11, 2024

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

United Center is the location where the Chicago Bulls (31-32) will try to beat the Dallas Mavericks (35-28) on Monday.

The Mavericks played the Heat and walked away with a win by a score of 114-108 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Mavericks left the arena with 16 while the Heat accounted for 20 fouls. They buried 17 out of their 38 tries from distance. Miami finished 64.7% at the free throw line by burying 11 of 17 shots. Additionally, Miami snagged 37 boards (2 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Miami doled out 30 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. With respect to defense, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 48.8% from the field on 40 of 82 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they collected 45 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks buried 18 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 78.3%. Dallas ended the contest with a 46.0% FG percentage (40 out of 87) and made 16 of their 41 3-pointers.

Luka Doncic is one player who was a major factor in this contest. Doncic walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and distributed 11 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins played and also snagged 11 rebounds. He was able to score 35 points on 12 of 24 shooting.

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Dallas will enter this game with a win-loss record of 35-28 for the season. They are averaging 118.7 points per outing (7th in basketball) while connecting on 48.0% from the floor. The Mavericks are connecting on 37.3% on 3-point shots (942 of 2,523) and 75.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Dallas is collecting 42.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,591 assists for the campaign, which ranks 21st in the NBA in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Mavericks are forcing 13.6 turnovers every game while drawing 20.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 23rd in the league in giving up assists with 1,763 conceded so far this season. The Mavericks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.4% (2,761 of 5,707) and they concede 45.3 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 37.2% on shots from distance and they rank 24th in the NBA in points per game allowed (118.1).

The last time they took the court, the Bulls got the victory with a final of 125-122 against the Warriors. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Chicago allowed Golden State to snag 48 in total (13 offensive). They finished the game shooting 26.2% from three-point range by hitting 11 out of 42 and ended up going 23 out of 28 from the charity stripe (82.1%). The Bulls allowed the Warriors to convert 44 out of their 97 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.4% for the contest. Overall, the Bulls ended up shooting 46 out of 87 from the field which had them at 52.9%. In reference to three-point shots, Chicago knocked down 16 of their 36 attempts (44.4%). They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a rate of 73.9%. The Warriors had 22 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They gave up possession 14 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Bulls earned 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 40 in the matchup.

DeMar DeRozan was important for the Bulls for the contest. He knocked down 10 out of 17 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. DeRozan earned 33 points in his 39 minutes on the court and added 4 dimes for this game.

Chicago has a mark of 31-32 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulls are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in the league. Chicago has accumulated 7,056 pts for the season (112.0 per contest) and they pull in 43.7 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.8 times per contest (26th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. The Bulls have committed 19.1 fouls per contest while shooting 79.5% from the charity stripe.

The Chicago defense allows 36.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (914 of 2,500) and their opponents are converting on 78.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 27.9 dimes and 43.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks 21st and 16th in the league. The Bulls on defense are ranked 13th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (11th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dallas

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