Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 3/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Houston Rockets

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is where the Houston Rockets (38-35) will compete against the Dallas Mavericks (44-29) on Sunday.

The Mavericks faced the Kings and earned the victory with a final of 107-103 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Mavericks left the arena with 12 while the Kings recorded 22 personal fouls. They also buried 15 of their 32 tries from beyond the arc. Sacramento went 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 12 attempts. Moreover, Sacramento pulled down 45 rebounds (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. Sacramento earned 24 assists and had 9 steals in the game. When discussing defending, Dallas allowed 43.5% from the floor on 40 of 92 shooting. They also distributed 24 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 42 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Mavericks made 22 of 33 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Dallas ended the contest with a 47.3% FG percentage (35 out of 74) and converted 15 out of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kyrie Irving is one guy who was a contributor in the matchup. Irving finished the game shooting 68.8% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 30 points on 11 of 16 shooting.

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Dallas comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 44-29 so far this year. They currently have an average of 118.6 pts per game (6th in basketball) while shooting 48.3% from the field. The Mavericks are connecting on 37.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,065 of 2,871) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dallas is snagging 42.6 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,883 assists this season, which ranks 20th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mavericks have forced 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.6 fouls. They are giving up 36.8% on shots from downtown while they are 20th in the league in points per game allowed (116.4). The Mavericks are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.7% (3,149 of 6,598) and they concede 45.0 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 22nd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,021 conceded this season.

When they last played, the Rockets walked away with a victory by a final of 101-100 against the Jazz. In reference to rebounds, Houston allowed Utah to collect 51 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 25.8% from downtown by shooting 8 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 19 at the free throw line (94.7%). The Rockets allowed the Jazz to knock down 37 of their 80 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.3% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets shot 35 for 91 from the field which had them shooting 38.5%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Houston made 13 of their 42 tries (31.0%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.3%. The Jazz earned 23 fouls for the matchup which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They also gave up possession 10 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. The Rockets recorded 30 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in the matchup.

Jalen Green pitched in for the Rockets in the matchup. Green earned 34 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 11 of 24 in this contest giving him a rate of 45.8%, and added 9 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss record of 38-35 so far this season. The Rockets are committing 20.9 personal fouls every game and they go 77.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.7 times per game (25th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 12.8 times per game. Houston has earned 8,341 pts for the campaign (114.3 per contest) and they average 46.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rockets are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the league.

The Houston defense concedes 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (891 of 2,586) and opponents are making 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 24.3 assists and 44.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 3rd and 23rd in the league. The Rockets on defense are ranked 10th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 112.4. They have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (6th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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