Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 4/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

American Airlines Center is the site where the Dallas Mavericks (46-30) will go up against the Houston Rockets (38-38) on Sunday.

The Rockets faced off with the Warriors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 133-110 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Rockets ended up with 19 while the Warriors had 23 fouls. They also knocked down 17 of their 35 tries from long range. Golden State finished the game shooting 88.0% when shooting free throws by making 22 of 25 tries. Furthermore, Golden State grabbed 43 boards (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 1 block. Golden State doled out 29 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, Houston allowed 58.8% from the floor on 47 out of 80 shooting. They also distributed 23 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 18 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 29 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Rockets buried 26 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 86.7%. Houston finished the contest having earned a 41.9% field goal percentage (36 out of 86) and converted 12 of their 40 3-point shots.

Jabari Smith Jr. is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He accumulated 24 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and collected 3 boards. Smith Jr. walked away from this one shooting 47.1% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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Houston enters this game with a win-loss mark of 38-38 for the season. They cough up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Houston is collecting 44.8 boards per contest and has 1,872 dimes this season, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are hitting 35.1% on three-point shots (954 of 2,720) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 114.0 pts per game (16th in the NBA) while going 45.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Rockets are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 1,856 conceded this season. The Rockets defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.3% (3,093 of 6,680) and they relinquish 43.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 35.0% on shots from distance while they are 11th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.8).

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks got the victory with a final of 109-95 when they faced the Hawks. The Mavericks recorded 42 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 53 for this game. They coughed it up 14 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Hawks earned 22 personal fouls in this contest which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for 17 tries. They were able to make 15 of those for a rate of 88.2%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Dallas made 18 of their 49 attempts (36.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Mavericks finished 38 out of 94 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.4%. The Mavericks allowed the Hawks to make 34 of their 85 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.0% for the game. They finished shooting 34.2% from three-point range by shooting 13 of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 21 from the charity stripe (66.7%). When talking about rebounding, Dallas allowed Atlanta to snag 56 overall (11 offensive).

Kyrie Irving pitched in for the Mavericks in the matchup. Irving racked up 26 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest. He knocked down 10 out of 21 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 47.6%, and added 5 rebounds.

Dallas has a record of 46-30 for the year. The Mavericks commit 18.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.7 times per contest (19th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. Dallas has scored 8,993 points for the year (118.3 per contest) and they collect 41.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mavericks are hitting on 48.2% from the floor, which is 11th in the league.

The Dallas defense gives up 36.8% on 3-point attempts (1,001 of 2,718) and opponents are connecting on 76.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 27.5 dimes and 43.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 22nd and 26th in the NBA. The Mavericks defensively are ranked 20th in the NBA in PPG given up with 115.8. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (20th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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