Philadelphia 76ers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 3/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+9)

American Airlines Center is the site where the Dallas Mavericks (34-26) will try to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (34-25) on Sunday. Philadelphia opens as 9-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 237.5.

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and went home with a win by a final score of 121-114 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the 76ers ended up with 17 and the Hornets accounted for 13 personal fouls. They made 14 out of their 33 tries from beyond the arc. Charlotte finished the game shooting 82.4% at the free throw line by converting 14 of their 17 tries. On top of that, Charlotte had 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Charlotte totaled 24 assists and had 5 steals for the game. In terms of defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 51.2% from the field on 43 out of 84 shooting. They also recorded 38 dimes for the game while creating 5 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 48 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the 76ers buried 10 of their 11 tries for a rate of 90.9%. Philadelphia ended the game having earned a 47.9% FG percentage (46 out of 96) and made 19 of their 44 3-point attempts.

Tyrese Maxey is someone who was a major contributor in this game. Maxey shot 37.9% from the field and also earned 5 assists. He was on the court for 39 minutes and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He totaled 33 points on 11 out of 29 shooting.

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Philadelphia steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 34-25 on the season. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Philadelphia is snagging 43.0 boards per game and is sitting with 1,469 dimes on the season, which ranks 27th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The 76ers are connecting on 36.1% on 3-pointers (683 of 1,894) and 83.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 117.1 points per outing (13th in basketball) on 47.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the 76ers are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 14th in the league in opponents points per game (113.7). The 76ers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.4% (2,436 of 5,134) and they concede 44.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 13th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,560 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Mavericks took a loss by a score of 138-110 against the Celtics. In reference to rebounds, Dallas allowed Boston to pull down 47 in all (9 offensive). They shot 48.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 21 of 43 and ended up shooting 13 out of 13 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Mavericks allowed the Celtics to bury 52 out of their 94 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 55.3% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Mavericks went 44 for 94 from the field which had them shooting 46.8%. In relation to 3-point shots, Dallas made 9 of 34 attempts (26.5%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 72.2%. The Celtics earned 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Mavericks earned 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this matchup.

Luka Doncic pitched in for the Mavericks for the game. Doncic totaled 37 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and added 11 dimes for this contest. He buried 14 out of 25 in this game for a field goal rate of 56.0%, and added 12 rebounds.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 34-26 so far this season. The Mavericks are committing 18.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.4 times per game (22nd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. Dallas has accounted for 7,125 points so far this year (118.8 per game) and they average 42.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Mavericks are connecting on 48.0% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in basketball.

The Dallas defense surrenders 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc (800 of 2,160) and opponents are knocking down 76.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 27.9 assists and 45.6 rebounds every game, ranking them 23rd and 27th in the league. The Mavericks defensively are ranked 23rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 118.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (20th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+9)

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