Dallas Mavericks vs New York Knicks Prediction, 2/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs New York Knicks

Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (33-18) will compete against the Dallas Mavericks (28-23) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

The Mavericks faced off with the Nets and walked away with a win by a score of 119-107 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 12 and the Nets accumulated 13 personal fouls. They also made 12 out of their 33 tries from long range. Brooklyn finished the contest at 86.7% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of 15 attempts. Furthermore, Brooklyn pulled down 43 rebounds (8 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Brooklyn earned 33 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. In reference to the defense, Dallas allowed their opponent to shoot 45.1% from the floor on 41 out of 91 shooting. They also distributed 25 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 45 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 8 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 61.5%. Dallas ended the contest with a 50.5% field goal percentage (46 out of 91) and made 19 out of their 43 three-point shots.

Kyrie Irving is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He totaled 36 points on 15 of 24 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins and also totaled 2 rebounds. Irving ended up going 62.5% from the floor and also earned 5 assists.

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Dallas will enter this contest with a mark of 28-23 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.1 fouls per contest. As a team, Dallas is collecting 41.5 boards per game and has accumulated 1,292 dimes for the year, which is 20th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Mavericks are hitting 37.3% on 3-point shots (773 of 2,071) and 75.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 118.2 points per outing (10th in the league) while shooting 47.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 21.4 fouls. They rank 24th in the league in giving up assists with 1,407 conceded this season. The Mavericks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.7% (2,237 of 4,595) and they concede 45.6 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 36.9% on 3-point shots while they are 21st in the NBA in points per game allowed (118.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Knicks got the victory with a final of 123-113 against the Grizzlies. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, New York permitted Memphis to get 36 in all (9 offensive). They finished 56.8% from distance by shooting 21 out of 37 and ended up shooting 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Knicks allowed the Grizzlies to make 41 of 80 attempts from the field which had them shooting 51.3% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Knicks ended up going 48 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.8%. When talking about three-point attempts, New York buried 11 of their 27 attempts (40.7%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. The Grizzlies earned 15 fouls in this contest which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 13 steals for this contest. The Knicks were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this matchup.

Donte DiVincenzo ended up having an impact for the Knicks for this game. He made 12 of 18 for this game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. DiVincenzo earned 32 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes for this contest.

New York has a mark of 33-18 for the year. The Knicks are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls every game and they connect on 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.0 times per game (29th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. New York has accounted for 5,875 pts this season (115.2 per game) and they grab 46.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Knicks are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which is ranked 21st in basketball.

The New York defense gives up 36.5% on 3-point attempts (651 of 1,785) and their opponents are converting on 76.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 25.9 dimes and 40.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 9th and 2nd in the league. The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG allowed with 109.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (9th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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