San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 10/24/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

Odds/Point Spread: San Antonio (+7.5)

The San Antonio Spurs (22-60 last season) are headed to American Airlines Center on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Dallas Mavericks (50-32 last year). Dallas opens this contest as 7.5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 229.5.

The Spurs faced off with the Pistons and earned the victory with a final of 123-95 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Spurs left the arena with 18 while the Pistons recorded 18 personal fouls. They also buried 8 out of their 33 tries from 3-point land. Detroit walked away from this one shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 15 of their 20 tries. Additionally, Detroit snagged 42 rebounds (4 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Detroit totaled 16 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defending, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 39.1% from the floor on 36 of 92 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists in this game while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned a total of 57 with 13 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Spurs made 10 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 71.4%. San Antonio finished the game having earned a 53.8% FG percentage (49 out of 91) and converted 15 of their 34 3-point shots.

Sandro Mamukelashvili is one player who was a major factor in this game. Mamukelashvili ended up going 53.8% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He played for 26 minutes played and also grabbed 8 boards. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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San Antonio will play this game after finishing with a mark of 22-60 last season. They averaged 112.1 pts per game (23rd in basketball) while going 46.2% from the floor. The Spurs shot 34.7% on three-point attempts (1,036 of 2,983) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Antonio collected 44.2 boards per contest and accumulated 2,449 dimes throughout last season, which was 2nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 15.1 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Spurs were able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and they drew 17.9 personal fouls. They were ranked 24th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,296 conceded last year. The Spurs defense allowed a field goal percentage of 48.7% (3,684 of 7,570) and they relinquished 45.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquished 37.3% from beyond the arc and they ranked 24th in the NBA in opponents points per game (118.6).

When they last played, the Mavericks took a loss by a final score of 106-88 when they played the Celtics. The Mavericks were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Celtics earned 20 fouls in this game which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to make 7 of the free throws for a rate of 53.8%. In regard to shooting from distance, Dallas buried 11 out of 37 attempts (29.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks finished shooting 35 for 78 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.9%. The Mavericks allowed the Celtics to convert 38 out of 89 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.7% for the game. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 13 of 39 and ended up going 17 out of 20 at the free throw line (85.0%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Dallas permitted Boston to pull down 51 in all (15 offensive).

Luka Doncic ended up being a factor for the Mavericks in this contest. Doncic scored 28 points in his 43 mins on the court and had 5 assists in this contest. He buried 12 of 25 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 48.0%, and tallied 12 rebounds.

Dallas had a win-loss record of 50-32 last season. The Mavericks committed 18.3 personal fouls every game and they connected on 75.8% from the charity stripe. They assisted teammates 25.7 times per contest (19th in the league) and they lost possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. Dallas scored 9,664 points over the course of last year (117.9 per game) and they grabbed 42.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Mavericks shot 48.1% from the floor, which was ranked 11th in the league.

The Dallas defense surrendered 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc (1,075 of 2,921) and opponents connected on 77.0% of their foul shots. They conceded 27.5 assists and 45.1 total boards per game, which ranked them 22nd and 25th in the league. The Mavericks on the defensive end were ranked 20th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 115.6. They forced 13.7 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (20th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dallas (-7.5)

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