Dallas Mavericks vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Washington Wizards

Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Capital One Arena is where the Washington Wizards (2-17) will attempt to defeat the Dallas Mavericks (14-8) on Thursday.

The Mavericks faced the Grizzlies and earned the victory with a final of 121-116 in their last game. Dallas wrapped up the game having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (39 out of 81) and converted 13 out of their 32 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Mavericks converted 30 of 44 shots for a rate of 68.2%. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned 49 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 dimes for the game as well as creating 19 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 46.4% from the field on 45 out of 97 shooting. Memphis recorded 27 assists and had 15 steals for this game. On top of that, Memphis pulled down 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Memphis ended up shooting 92.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 14 tries. They also knocked down 13 out of their 40 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 23 and the Grizzlies recorded 29 personal fouls.

Luka Doncic is someone who played a role in this game. Doncic walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also earned 4 assists. He played for 40 mins and also pulled down 12 rebounds. He finished with 37 points on 11 out of 22 shooting.

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Dallas enters this contest with a mark of 14-8 on the campaign. They are averaging 118.0 pts per game (6th in basketball) while going 48.6% from the field. The Mavericks are shooting 36.7% on shots from distance (282 of 769) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dallas is collecting 45.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 568 assists this season, which ranks 14th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Mavericks are forcing 14.5 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 22nd in the league in giving up assists with 580 conceded this season. The Mavericks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (892 of 1,973) and they relinquish 43.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 12th in basketball in PPG allowed (111.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 118-87 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Wizards recorded 39 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 21 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. The Cavaliers were called for 20 fouls for this contest which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a clip of 76.0%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Washington converted 4 out of 26 tries (15.4%). In all, the Wizards ended up shooting 32 out of 83 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.6%. The Wizards permitted the Cavaliers to bury 43 of 89 tries from the floor which left them shooting 48.3% in the matchup. They went 34.8% from distance by shooting 16 out of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 25 at the charity stripe (64.0%). In regard to rebounding, Washington allowed Cleveland to grab 45 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Carlton Carrington pitched in for the Wizards for the matchup. He buried 5 out of 12 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and earned 7 rebounds. Carrington tallied 13 points in his 36 mins on the court and accumulated 2 dimes for this game.

Washington has a record of 2-17 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Wizards are shooting 44.0% from the field, which is ranked 24th in the NBA. Washington has scored 2,033 points so far this year (107.0 per game) and they average 42.5 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 24.2 times per game (23rd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.1 times per game. The Wizards have committed 21.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Wizards on defense are ranked 29th in the league in points allowed per game with 122.8. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (25th in the NBA). The Washington defense allows 37.0% on 3-point shots (273 of 737) and their opposition knocks down 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 27.6 dimes and 47.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 24th and 29th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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