Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 10/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (49-33 last year) will go up against the Dallas Mavericks (50-32 last season) at Footprint Center on Saturday.

The Mavericks played the Celtics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 106-88 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 15 while the Celtics finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also converted 13 of their 39 shots from beyond the perimeter. Boston walked away from this one shooting 85.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 20 attempts. In addition, Boston snagged 51 boards (15 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 2 blocked shots. Boston distributed 18 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. In relation to the defense, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 42.7% from the floor on 38 out of 89 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 35 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Mavericks buried 7 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 53.8%. Dallas ended the contest having earned a 44.9% FG percentage (35 out of 78) and buried 11 of their 37 shots from 3-point land.

Luka Doncic is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 12 of 25 shooting. He played 43 minutes played and also collected 12 rebounds. Doncic finished 48.0% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists.

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Dallas will take the court after finishing with a win-loss record of 50-32 last season. They coughed up possession 12.5 times per game and as a unit committed 18.3 fouls per game. As a group, Dallas pulled down 42.9 rebounds per game and totaled 2,106 dimes over the course of last year, which was 19th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Mavericks shot 36.9% on three-point shots (1,197 of 3,242) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. They averaged 117.9 pts per contest (7th in the NBA) while hitting 48.1% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Mavericks forced 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They were ranked 22nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,258 conceded last season. The Mavericks defense allowed a shooting percentage of 47.5% (3,522 of 7,413) and they surrendered 45.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrendered 36.8% on 3-point attempts and they ranked 20th in the league in opponents points per game (115.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Suns got the win with a final of 116-113 when they played the Clippers. The Suns were able to collect 39 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 57 for this contest. They also gave up possession 17 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Clippers earned 35 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 34 attempts. They were able to make 25 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.5%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Phoenix buried 15 out of their 38 attempts (39.5%). In all, the Suns finished the game shooting 38 out of 78 from the floor which had them shooting 48.7%. The Suns allowed the Clippers to make 42 out of 92 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.7% for the matchup. They finished 27.6% from downtown by hitting 8 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 30 from the free throw line (70.0%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Phoenix allowed Los Angeles to get 41 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Kevin Durant was important for the Suns for this contest. Durant scored 25 points in his 44 minutes on the court, but didn't get an assist. He made 8 of 17 for this game for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Phoenix had a mark of 49-33 last year. The Suns were responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per game and they went 80.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 27.0 times per contest (12th in the league) and they lost possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest. Phoenix accumulated 9,532 pts over the course of last year (116.2 per game) and they pulled in 44.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Suns shot 49.3% from the field, which ranked 5th in basketball.

The Suns on defense were ranked 13th in the NBA in points given up per game with 113.2. They forced their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 46.4% from the field (8th in the league). The Phoenix defense gave up 36.4% from downtown (1,074 of 2,949) and their opponents connected on 77.4% of their foul shots. They allowed 26.3 dimes and 41.3 boards on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 11th and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dallas

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