Indiana Pacers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 11/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

The Dallas Mavericks (3-1) will compete against the Indiana Pacers (2-3) at American Airlines Center on Monday.

The Pacers took the court against the Celtics and went home with a win by a final score of 135-132 in their last contest. Indiana ended the game having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (50 out of 104) and made 15 out of their 38 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Pacers converted 20 of 24 shots for a rate of 83.3%. With respect to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 38 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 assists for this contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 40.4% from the field on 44 of 109 shooting. Boston earned 26 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. In addition, Boston grabbed 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Boston finished the contest at 80.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 25 of their 31 tries. They knocked down 19 out of their 57 attempts from three-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 18 while the Celtics accumulated 19 personal fouls.

Bennedict Mathurin is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He had 30 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 43 mins played and also snagged 11 rebounds. Mathurin finished the contest at 52.9% from the field and distributed 4 dimes.

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Indiana steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 2-3 on the season. They average 115.4 pts per game (13th in basketball) while hitting 48.2% from the floor. The Pacers are connecting on 33.1% on three-point attempts (53 of 160) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is collecting 42.0 rebounds per contest and has 146 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 16.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 25.4 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Pacers have forced 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 10th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 105 conceded for the season. The Pacers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.8% (207 of 462) and they relinquish 46.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They concede 32.0% on three-point shots while they are 26th in the league in PPG from their opponents (120.2).

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks went home victorious with a score of 120-114 when they played the Timberwolves. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Dallas permitted Minnesota to pull down 42 in total (11 on the offensive side). They went 48.7% from 3-point land via 19 out of 39 and ended up shooting 17 out of 26 from the free throw line (65.4%). The Mavericks allowed the Timberwolves to make 39 out of their 77 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.6% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Mavericks finished 45 out of 93 from the field which had them shooting 48.4%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Dallas converted 16 out of their 39 attempts (41.0%). They were able to bury 14 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. The Timberwolves earned 21 fouls in this contest which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They turned it over 20 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Mavericks pulled down 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this contest.

Kyrie Irving ended up being a factor for the Mavericks for this contest. Irving recorded 35 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and had 5 assists in this contest. He converted 13 out of 23 in this contest for a rate of 56.5%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Dallas has a record of 3-1 on the year. The Mavericks commit 23.3 fouls per game and they hit 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.3 times per contest (18th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per contest. Dallas has accounted for 452 points on the year (113.0 per game) and they average 46.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Mavericks are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 26th in basketball.

The Dallas defense allows 36.9% on shots from 3-point land (55 of 149) and their opponents are converting on 75.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 28.3 assists and 47.8 total rebounds per game, ranking them 25th and 25th in basketball. The Mavericks on the defensive side of the court are 9th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 109.8. They have forced 16.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (7th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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