Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat Prediction, 11/24/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat

Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Dallas Mavericks (8-7) are on their way to Kaseya Center on Sunday where they will try to beat the Miami Heat (6-7).

The Mavericks took the court against the Pelicans and went home with a win by a final score of 132-91 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Mavericks finished with 15 while the Pelicans recorded 22 fouls. They converted 11 of their 32 tries from distance. New Orleans finished the game at 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 21 attempts. Moreover, New Orleans collected 37 boards (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 7 blocks. New Orleans totaled 19 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. In terms of defending, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 39.7% from the floor on 31 out of 78 shooting. They also distributed 26 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 48 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 20 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Dallas wrapped up the game with a 52.1% FG percentage (49 out of 94) and made 14 of their 31 3-pointers.

Luka Doncic is a guy who played a role for the matchup. Doncic finished shooting 62.5% from the field and also dished out 5 assists. He saw the court for 30 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He was able to score 26 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Dallas will enter this contest with a record of 8-7 so far this season. They average 115.6 pts per contest (9th in basketball) while hitting 48.1% from the floor. The Mavericks are hitting 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (183 of 527) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dallas is grabbing 44.4 boards per contest and has earned 377 assists on the season, which is 19th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.8 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Mavericks are forcing 14.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are ranked 14th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 392 surrendered so far this season. The Mavericks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.7% (587 of 1,313) and they relinquish 44.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 33.9% on 3-pointers while they are 6th in the NBA in opponents PPG (109.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Heat took home the win by a final score of 106-89 when they played the 76ers. In reference to how they rebounded, Miami permitted Philadelphia to pull down 42 in all (2 offensive). They shot 24.4% from downtown by connecting on 10 of 41 and ended up shooting 9 of 12 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Heat allowed the 76ers to make 35 of 84 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 41.7% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Heat went 36 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.4%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Miami made 13 out of their 44 attempts (29.5%). They were able to bury 21 of those for a rate of 91.3%. The 76ers had 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. The Heat snagged 44 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 53 for the matchup.

Jimmy Butler ended up being a factor for the Heat in this contest. He made 8 of 12 for this game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 10 rebounds. Butler scored 30 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes for the matchup.

Miami has a mark of 6-7 so far this year. The Heat are committing 16.7 fouls every game while shooting 77.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.2 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. Miami has totaled 1,442 pts on the season (110.9 per game) and they average 42.8 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Heat are connecting on 44.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 26th in basketball.

The Miami defense surrenders 36.2% on three-point shots (179 of 494) and opponents are knocking down 81.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 26.2 assists and 45.8 boards per game, which has them ranked 19th and 26th in basketball. The Heat defensively are ranked 7th in the league in points given up per game with 110.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the field (16th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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