Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 2/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks (29-23) will compete against the Oklahoma City Thunder (35-16) at American Airlines Center on Saturday.

The Thunder faced the Jazz and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-117 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Thunder ended up with 16 while the Jazz totaled 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 14 of their 35 attempts from distance. Utah went 90.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 20 shots. Moreover, Utah collected 48 rebounds (15 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 9 rejections. Utah recorded 29 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. When discussing the defense, Oklahoma City allowed 51.7% from the floor on 46 of 89 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Thunder made 12 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Oklahoma City ended with a 47.8% FG percentage (43 of 90) and buried 19 out of their 37 shots from downtown.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one player who came through for the contest. Gilgeous-Alexander finished 50.0% from the floor and recorded 7 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and also collected 4 boards. He scored 28 points on 11 out of 22 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will play this contest with a mark of 35-16 on the season. They are averaging 120.8 pts per contest (4th in basketball) while shooting 50.1% from the field. The Thunder are hitting 39.2% on shots from beyond the arc (678 of 1,729) and 83.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling down 41.4 boards per game and is sitting with 1,391 dimes so far this season, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.5 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers every game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 17th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,370 conceded for the year. The Thunder defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.0% (2,053 of 4,566) and they relinquish 45.0 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 36.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 12th in the league in PPG allowed (113.0).

For their last game, the Mavericks walked away with a victory by a final of 122-108 when they faced the Knicks. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Dallas allowed New York to collect 46 in total (14 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 37.8% from beyond the arc by going 14 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 11 from the free throw line (90.9%). The Mavericks permitted the Knicks to bury 42 of their 94 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.7% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Mavericks finished shooting 43 for 82 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.4%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Dallas converted 18 of 42 attempts (42.9%). They were able to make 18 of them for a percentage of 78.3%. The Knicks had 19 personal fouls for the contest which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also gave up possession 8 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Mavericks recorded 34 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 40 in this contest.

Luka Doncic was important for the Mavericks for this contest. He converted 13 out of 24 for this game for a field goal percentage of 54.2%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Doncic racked up 39 points in his 40 mins of playing time and accumulated 11 dimes in the matchup.

Dallas has a mark of 29-23 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Mavericks are connecting on 47.6% from the field, which is ranked 14th in the league. Dallas has accounted for 6,152 pts on the campaign (118.3 per contest) and they average 41.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 25.4 times per contest (22nd in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.3 times per contest. The Mavericks are committing 19.0 fouls every game and they hit 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The Dallas defense surrenders 36.9% on shots from distance (683 of 1,851) and their opponents are connecting on 75.9% of their foul shots. They surrender 27.6 assists and 45.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 20th and 27th in basketball. The Mavericks are ranked 21st in basketball in points allowed per contest with 118.1. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.6% from the floor (21st in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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