Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Dallas Mavericks (5-3) are en route to Ball Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Denver Nuggets (5-3).

The Mavericks faced the Bulls and walked away with a win by a score of 119-99 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 19 and the Bulls totaled 17 personal fouls. They also converted 12 of 42 shots from beyond the arc. Chicago walked away from this one shooting 65.2% at the free throw line by converting 15 of their 23 attempts. Moreover, Chicago snagged 51 boards (14 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Chicago distributed 25 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Concerning the defense, Dallas allowed 41.9% from the field on 36 of 86 shooting. They also doled out 33 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 23 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned a total of 47 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Mavericks made 17 of 21 tries for a percentage of 81.0%. Dallas walked away from the game with a 48.4% FG percentage (45 out of 93) and converted 12 of their 38 shots from distance.

Luka Doncic is one player who came through for the contest. Doncic walked away from this one shooting 42.1% from the field and also distributed 13 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins and also totaled 7 boards. He scored 27 points on 8 out of 19 shooting.

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Dallas will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-3 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 22.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Dallas is pulling down 45.1 boards per game and has accumulated 209 assists on the year, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Mavericks are connecting on 35.5% from downtown (106 of 299) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They average 113.5 points per contest (18th in the NBA) while hitting 46.1% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Mavericks are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are surrendering 32.2% on 3-pointers and they are 6th in the league in points per game allowed (108.1). The Mavericks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.8% (309 of 706) and they concede 47.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 13th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 208 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 124-122 when they faced the Thunder. The Nuggets snagged 42 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 55 for the game. They turned the ball over 18 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. The Thunder committed 28 fouls for this game which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 33 shots. They were able to bury 24 of the free throws for a rate of 72.7%. With respect to shots from downtown, Denver knocked down 16 of their 38 attempts (42.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Nuggets walked away from this one shooting 42 out of 89 from the floor which had them at 47.2%. The Nuggets allowed the Thunder to bury 44 out of their 100 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.0% in this contest. They went 40.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 16 out of 40 and ended up going 18 out of 23 from the charity stripe (78.3%). Regarding rebounding, Denver allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 47 overall (13 offensive).

Russell Westbrook ended up being a factor for the Nuggets in this contest. Westbrook earned 29 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 6 assists in the game. He converted 10 out of 15 for this contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 5-3 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which ranks them 19th in the league. Denver has earned 952 points for the campaign (119.0 per game) and they pull down 48.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.4 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.4 times per game. The Nuggets are committing 20.3 fouls every game while shooting 78.2% from the charity stripe.

The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the NBA in PPG allowed with 117.3. They have forced 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (13th in basketball). The Denver defense gives up 34.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (110 of 319) and opponents are converting on 78.4% of their free throw shots. They have given up 30.6 assists and 44.1 rebounds every game, which is 30th and 15th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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