Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 3/21/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks (40-29) are hosting the Utah Jazz (29-39) at American Airlines Center on Thursday.

The Jazz played the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 114-104 in their last contest. Utah wrapped up the contest with a 46.4% FG percentage (39 of 84) and converted 14 of their 32 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz made 12 of 14 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 47 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 25 assists for the matchup while creating 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about defense, Utah allowed the other team to go 48.4% from the floor on 44 of 91 shooting. Minnesota doled out 27 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. Moreover, Minnesota grabbed 35 boards (12 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Minnesota went 83.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 12 tries. They buried 16 of their 41 tries from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 13 and the Timberwolves racked up 15 personal fouls.

Collin Sexton is one guy who was a factor for the game. Sexton shot 52.9% from the floor and earned 2 dimes. He was on the court for 37 minutes and also grabbed 1 rebound. He recorded 24 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Utah will take the court with a record of 29-39 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 15.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.9 fouls every game. As a team, Utah is pulling in 46.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,901 dimes this season, which has them ranked 9th in basketball in terms of passing. The Jazz are hitting 36.0% on 3-pointers (901 of 2,503) and 82.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.2 points per contest (10th in basketball) on 47.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 fouls. They currently rank 29th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,013 relinquished for the year. The Jazz defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.5% (3,026 of 6,238) and they surrender 41.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 39.8% from beyond the arc and they are 27th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (120.6).

In their last game, the Mavericks took home the win by a final score of 113-107 against the Spurs. The Mavericks earned 37 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Spurs earned 14 fouls in this matchup which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 88.2%. When talking about shots from downtown, Dallas knocked down 10 of their 30 tries (33.3%). In all, the Mavericks ended up shooting 44 for 91 from the field which had them at 48.4%. The Mavericks permitted the Spurs to bury 39 of 89 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.8% in the game. They finished shooting 35.9% from beyond the arc via 14 out of 39 and ended up shooting 15 of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Dallas allowed San Antonio to snag 48 overall (9 offensive).

Kyrie Irving was important for the Mavericks in the game. He knocked down 13 out of 21 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 61.9%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. Irving had 28 points in his 38 mins on the court and accumulated 3 assists in this game.

Dallas has a record of 40-29 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Mavericks are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks 12th in basketball. Dallas has accumulated 8,192 pts on the season (118.7 per game) and they pull in 42.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 25.5 times per game (22nd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per contest. The Mavericks are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 76.1% from the free throw line.

The Dallas defense surrenders 37.0% on shots from 3-point land (917 of 2,479) and opponents are knocking down 76.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 27.7 assists and 45.1 boards per contest, which is 22nd and 26th in basketball. The Mavericks on defense are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 117.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.0% from the field (20th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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