Portland Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 1/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

American Airlines Center is the location where the Dallas Mavericks (19-15) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (9-23) on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Suns and took a loss by a score of 109-88 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 19 and the Suns accumulated 20 fouls. They made 11 of their 29 shots from distance. Phoenix finished 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 33 shots. Moreover, Phoenix pulled down 47 rebounds (9 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 10 blocks. Phoenix earned 24 assists and had 10 steals for this game. Concerning defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 47.5% from the field on 38 of 80 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes for the matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 36 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 14 of their 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. Portland ended the contest with a 41.3% FG percentage (33 out of 80) and made 8 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc.

Scoot Henderson is one player who came through in this contest. Henderson finished 38.9% from the floor and also distributed 6 assists. He played 34 mins played and totaled 3 rebounds. He scored 17 points on 7 of 18 shooting.

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Portland enters this one with a mark of 9-23 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Portland is grabbing 41.6 rebounds per game and has earned 720 assists so far this year, which ranks 30th in the league in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are shooting 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (392 of 1,102) and 79.5% from the free throw line. They average 108.8 pts per contest (29th in the league) while connecting on 43.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 16th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 860 surrendered on the year. The Trail Blazers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.0% (1,370 of 2,795) and they concede 44.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 17th in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.0).

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks took a defeat with a final score of 127-90 when they played the Jazz. The Mavericks were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 16 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Jazz were called for 15 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They were able to make 5 of those for a clip of 50.0%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Dallas buried 11 of 40 attempts (27.5%). When the game finished, the Mavericks finished shooting 37 out of 93 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.8%. The Mavericks permitted the Jazz to bury 49 of their 96 tries from the floor which had them shooting 51.0% for this contest. They finished shooting 27.3% from distance by shooting 12 of 44 and finished the game at 17 of 18 from the free throw line (94.4%). When discussing rebounding, Dallas permitted Utah to get 53 in total (7 offensive).

Luka Doncic ended up being important for the Mavericks for the game. Doncic totaled 19 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 14 assists for this contest. He converted 6 out of 20 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 30.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Dallas has a mark of 19-15 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mavericks are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA. Dallas has earned 4,022 points for the season (118.3 per game) and they pull in 42.1 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.3 times per contest (25th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.1 times per contest. The Mavericks commit 18.4 fouls every game and they shoot 75.4% from the free throw line.

The Mavericks defensively are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 118.0. They have forced 14.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (23rd in basketball). The Dallas defense gives up 36.9% on three-point shots (453 of 1,229) and their opponents are connecting on 76.8% of their foul shots. They have given up 27.6 dimes and 46.6 boards per game, which has them ranked 25th and 28th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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