Brooklyn Nets vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 3/31/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Monday, March 31, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

American Airlines Center is the location where the Dallas Mavericks (36-38) will go up against the Brooklyn Nets (23-50) on Monday.

The Nets faced off with the Raptors and took a loss by a final of 116-86 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Nets walked away with 21 while the Raptors finished the game with 22 personal fouls. They also buried 10 out of their 33 tries from 3-point land. Toronto shot 87.0% from the free throw line by burying 20 of their 23 shots. Moreover, Toronto grabbed 63 rebounds (17 offensive, 46 defensive) and added 9 blocks. Toronto distributed 34 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Concerning the defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 42.2% from the field on 43 out of 102 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned 43 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Nets made 16 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Brooklyn ended with a 35.6% FG percentage (31 of 87) and converted 8 out of their 41 shots from beyond the arc.

Nic Claxton is a player who was a factor for this contest. Claxton finished the contest at 71.4% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and also totaled 11 rebounds. He finished with 22 points on 10 of 14 shooting.

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Brooklyn steps onto the hardwood with a record of 23-50 for the campaign. They are turning it over 15.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Brooklyn is collecting 41.2 boards per game and is sitting with 1,818 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Nets are hitting 34.3% from downtown (977 of 2,849) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 105.0 pts per contest (29th in basketball) while shooting 43.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Nets have forced 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They concede 36.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 9th in the league in PPG from their opponents (111.6). The Nets defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.8% (2,943 of 6,157) and they surrender 43.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 18th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,967 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks got the win with a final of 101-92 when they faced the Magic. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Dallas allowed Orlando to get 44 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 16.7% from downtown by shooting 5 out of 30 and ended up shooting 19 of 24 from the free throw line (79.2%). The Mavericks permitted the Magic to make 34 out of their 80 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.5% in this contest. Overall, the Mavericks finished shooting 37 out of 78 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.4%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Dallas converted 11 of their 23 tries (47.8%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.7%. The Magic earned 20 fouls in the matchup which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 10 steals in this matchup. The Mavericks were able to collect 35 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this game.

Jaden Hardy was important for the Mavericks in this game. Hardy accumulated 22 points in his 20 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He knocked down 7 of 12 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

Dallas has a mark of 36-38 for the season. The Mavericks are committing 18.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.2 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they turn it over 13.9 times per game. Dallas has accumulated 8,502 pts so far this season (114.9 per game) and they collect 43.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Mavericks are connecting on 47.8% from the floor, which ranks 11th in the NBA.

The Mavericks defensively are ranked 17th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 115.1. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (18th in the league). The Dallas defense surrenders 36.1% from downtown (942 of 2,608) and their opposition makes 77.9% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 27.0 dimes and 45.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 19th and 24th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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