Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (8-5) host the Dallas Mavericks (8-7) at Ball Arena on Friday.

The Mavericks faced off with the Pelicans and took home the win by a score of 132-91 in their last game. Dallas ended the game with a 52.1% FG percentage (49 out of 94) and made 14 of 31 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 20 of 25 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 48 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 26 assists in this game while creating 21 turnovers and having 12 steals. In regard to defense, Dallas let their opponent shoot 39.7% from the floor on 31 out of 78 shooting. New Orleans earned 19 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. In addition, New Orleans snagged 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 7 rejections. New Orleans ended up going 85.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 21 attempts. They also knocked down 11 out of their 32 tries from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Mavericks finished with 15 and the Pelicans totaled 22 personal fouls.

Luka Doncic is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. He was able to score 26 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes played and also grabbed 5 boards. Doncic finished the contest at 62.5% from the floor and recorded 5 assists.

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Dallas comes into this game with a record of 8-7 so far this season. They currently have an average of 115.6 points per game (9th in the league) while hitting 48.1% from the field. The Mavericks are hitting 34.7% on shots from distance (183 of 527) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dallas is grabbing 44.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 377 assists on the season, which ranks 19th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.8 fouls every game.

On defense, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are ranked 17th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 392 surrendered this year. The Mavericks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.7% (587 of 1,313) and they concede 44.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 33.9% on three-point shots while they are 6th in basketball in points per game allowed (109.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 122-110 against the Grizzlies. The Nuggets were able to pull down 40 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 53 in this game. They turned the ball over 19 times, while getting 15 steals for this game. The Grizzlies earned 24 personal fouls for the contest which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 63.6%. In regard to shots from downtown, Denver buried 12 of 36 tries (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Nuggets ended up shooting 48 for 100 from the floor which had them at 48.0%. The Nuggets permitted the Grizzlies to knock down 41 of 103 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 39.8% for the contest. They went 23.7% from downtown by connecting on 9 of 38 and finished the game at 19 out of 31 from the free throw line (61.3%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Denver allowed Memphis to pull down 55 in all (19 on the offensive glass).

Jamal Murray ended up being a factor for the Nuggets for the game. Murray scored 27 points in his 36 mins on the court and accumulated 6 dimes in this game. He converted 10 of 20 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Denver has a record of 8-5 on the season. As an offensive team, the Nuggets are shooting 46.8% from the field, which ranks 11th in basketball. Denver has tallied 1,515 pts so far this year (116.5 per contest) and they average 46.2 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 29.6 times per game (2nd in the league) and they cough up possession 14.2 times per contest. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 19.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.3% from the charity stripe.

The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the league in points allowed per contest with 115.1. They have forced 15.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (12th in the NBA). The Denver defense allows 34.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (173 of 507) and their opponents are converting on 76.9% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 29.5 assists and 44.9 boards per game, which has them ranked 29th and 21st in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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