Phoenix Suns vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 11/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

American Airlines Center is the site where the Dallas Mavericks (5-3) will attempt to beat the Phoenix Suns (7-1) on Friday.

The Suns played the Heat and took home the win by a score of 115-112 in their last contest. Phoenix walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (42 of 84) and made 18 of their 43 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Suns made 13 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 46 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 29 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of defense, Phoenix allowed 43.5% from the floor on 40 out of 92 shooting. Miami recorded 27 assists and had 12 steals for this game. In addition, Miami totaled 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. Miami ended up going 95.0% at the free throw line by burying 19 of 20 shots. They buried 13 out of their 34 attempts from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Suns ended up finishing with 14 and the Heat had 16 personal fouls.

Kevin Durant is a guy who was a factor for the game. Durant finished shooting 56.5% from the floor and earned 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and also totaled 8 boards. He left the arena with 32 points on 13 out of 23 shooting.

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Phoenix will play this game with a record of 7-1 for the campaign. They turn it over 14.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.5 personal fouls per game. As a team, Phoenix is pulling in 45.0 boards per contest and has totaled 218 dimes for the year, which is 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are shooting 38.3% on shots from beyond the arc (121 of 316) and 79.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 114.5 pts per game (11th in basketball) while connecting on 47.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Suns are forcing 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.5 fouls. They are giving up 37.0% on shots from distance and they rank 14th in the NBA in opponents points per game (110.9). The Suns defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.4% (320 of 737) and they concede 45.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 13th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 205 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Mavericks walked away with a victory by a final of 119-99 against the Bulls. The Mavericks corralled 38 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 47 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 15 times, while getting 11 steals in this game. The Bulls had 17 fouls for the contest which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to bury 17 of those for a rate of 81.0%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Dallas buried 12 of their 38 attempts (31.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks finished shooting 45 for 93 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.4%. The Mavericks permitted the Bulls to make 36 of 86 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.9% for the game. They went 28.6% from 3-point land by hitting 12 of 42 and ended up going 15 of 23 at the charity stripe (65.2%). When discussing rebounding, Dallas allowed Chicago to snag 51 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Luka Doncic was important for the Mavericks in this game. He converted 8 of 19 for the contest for a field goal rate of 42.1%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Doncic had 27 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accumulated 13 dimes for this contest.

Dallas has a mark of 5-3 for the season. As an offense, the Mavericks are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in basketball. Dallas has 908 points this year (113.5 per game) and they snag 45.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 26.1 times per contest (14th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. The Mavericks have committed 22.4 fouls every game and they hit 75.2% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks are ranked 5th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 108.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (4th in the NBA). The Dallas defense concedes 32.2% on shots from distance (96 of 298) and opponents are converting on 73.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 26.0 assists and 47.6 boards per game, which ranks 19th and 27th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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