Dallas Mavericks vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 2/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Monday, February 5, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Wells Fargo Center is where the Philadelphia 76ers (30-18) will compete against the Dallas Mavericks (26-23) on Monday.

The Mavericks faced the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 129-117 in their last contest. Dallas finished the contest having earned a 49.4% field goal percentage (40 out of 81) and made 16 out of their 39 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks buried 21 of 23 tries for a rate of 91.3%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 42 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 22 assists for the contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. Regarding the defense, Dallas allowed their opponent to shoot 56.8% from the field on 50 of 88 shooting. Milwaukee distributed 34 dimes and had 13 steals for the matchup. In addition, Milwaukee collected 36 rebounds (5 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 1 block. Milwaukee shot 68.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 25 shots. They also buried 12 of 30 tries from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 19 while the Bucks totaled 21 personal fouls.

Luka Doncic is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He had 40 points on 13 of 26 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 42 mins and grabbed 9 boards. Doncic walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 11 assists.

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Dallas heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 26-23 this season. They have an average of 118.2 points per outing (10th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.4% from the field. The Mavericks are hitting 37.1% on shots from 3-point land (737 of 1,985) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dallas is pulling down 41.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,239 dimes for the season, which is 21st in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.3 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Mavericks are able to force 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,354 conceded on the season. The Mavericks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 48.9% (2,156 of 4,411) and they surrender 45.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 37.0% on shots from downtown and they are 21st in basketball in opponents PPG (118.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the 76ers went home defeated by a final of 136-121 against the Nets. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Philadelphia allowed Brooklyn to pull down 53 in total (13 offensive). They finished shooting 39.2% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 20 of 51 and finished the contest at 18 of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). The 76ers allowed the Nets to bury 49 out of 95 tries from the field which had them shooting 51.6% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the 76ers shot 44 out of 96 from the floor which had them at 45.8%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Philadelphia converted 12 of their 29 attempts (41.4%). They were able to knock down 21 of them for a rate of 77.8%. The Nets were called for 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the 76ers to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The 76ers were able to corral 33 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 44 for the game.

Tyrese Maxey ended up being a major contributor for the 76ers for the matchup. Maxey totaled 23 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 5 assists for the contest. He made 8 out of 23 for this game for a rate of 34.8%, and had 3 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a record of 30-18 this year. As an offensive team, the 76ers are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which ranks 14th in the league. Philadelphia has totaled 5,717 pts on the campaign (119.1 per contest) and they grab 43.0 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 24.9 times per game (25th in basketball) and they turn it over 11.9 times per contest. The 76ers have committed 20.9 fouls per game while shooting 83.4% from the charity stripe.

The Philadelphia defense allows 34.4% from downtown (546 of 1,587) and their opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 26.2 dimes and 44.1 rebounds per game, ranking them 14th and 18th in the league. The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 14th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (14th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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