Detroit Pistons vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 4/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks (50-30) welcome the Detroit Pistons (13-66) at American Airlines Center on Friday.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and took a loss by a score of 120-102 in their last game. Detroit wrapped up the game with a 40.5% field goal percentage (34 of 84) and buried 14 of 30 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Pistons converted 20 of their 24 tries for a rate of 83.3%. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 44 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 20 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Concerning defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 44.9% from the field on 44 of 98 shooting. Philadelphia recorded 29 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Philadelphia totaled 51 rebounds (16 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Philadelphia finished the game shooting 82.6% at the charity stripe by making 19 of 23 tries. They converted 13 of 37 attempts from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Pistons finished with 17 while the 76ers had 18 fouls.

Jaden Ivey is one player who came through in this contest. He left the arena with 25 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He played 32 mins and also snagged 5 boards. Ivey finished the game shooting 47.1% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists.

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Detroit comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 13-66 on the season. They have an average of 110.2 points per contest (26th in the league) while shooting 46.4% from the field. The Pistons are connecting on 35.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (876 of 2,503) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Detroit is pulling in 41.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 2,021 assists for the year, which is 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.0 fouls every game.

On defense, the Pistons are forcing 11.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 19th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,135 relinquished for the season. The Pistons defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 49.0% (3,442 of 7,031) and they surrender 40.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 36.9% on shots from distance and they are ranked 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed (119.2).

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks walked away with a victory by a final of 111-92 against the Heat. The Mavericks pulled down 31 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. The Heat had 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to bury 10 of those for a rate of 76.9%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Dallas converted 15 of 44 tries (34.1%). When all was said and done, the Mavericks went 43 out of 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. The Mavericks allowed the Heat to knock down 33 of 81 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7% for the game. They finished 43.3% from beyond the arc by going 13 out of 30 and finished the game at 13 of 13 at the free throw line (100.0%). When it comes to team rebounding, Dallas allowed Miami to collect 46 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Luka Doncic ended up being a major contributor for the Mavericks in this matchup. He converted 9 out of 23 for the contest for a rate of 39.1%, and tallied 9 rebounds. Doncic earned 29 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 9 assists for the contest.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 50-30 for the campaign. The Mavericks commit 18.5 personal fouls per contest while shooting 75.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.8 times per game (18th in the league) and they are giving up possession 11.4 times per contest. Dallas has accounted for 9,489 points so far this season (118.6 per contest) and they average 39.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Mavericks are shooting 48.3% from the floor, which is 11th in basketball.

The Mavericks defensively are ranked 20th in basketball in PPG given up with 115.5. They have forced 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (18th in the league). The Dallas defense concedes 36.9% on 3-pointers (1,053 of 2,856) and their opponents are knocking down 76.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 27.5 assists and 41.6 rebounds per contest, which is 22nd and 25th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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