Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 2/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Dallas Mavericks (26-25) are on their way to TD Garden on Thursday where they will compete against the Boston Celtics (36-15).

The Mavericks took the court against the 76ers and went home with a loss by a final score of 118-116 in their last contest. Dallas walked away from the contest having earned a 47.1% FG percentage (40 out of 85) and buried 11 of their 33 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks knocked down 25 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 80.6%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 44 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 24 dimes in the game as well as creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about defending, Dallas allowed their opponent to shoot 54.7% from the field on 47 of 86 shooting. Philadelphia doled out 37 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Additionally, Philadelphia pulled down 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Philadelphia finished the game shooting 68.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 19 tries. They buried 11 of their 33 tries from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 19 while the 76ers recorded 21 fouls.

Kyrie Irving is someone who played a role in the matchup. Irving went 52.4% from the field and distributed 4 assists. He saw the court for 42 minutes played and snagged 9 rebounds. He left the arena with 34 points on 11 of 21 shooting.

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Dallas heads into this contest with a mark of 26-25 for the campaign. They turn it over 14.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Dallas is grabbing 44.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,281 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 15th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Mavericks are hitting 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (663 of 1,805) and 77.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 115.3 points per outing (11th in the NBA) while going 47.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Mavericks are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are 24th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,361 surrendered for the season. The Mavericks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.8% (2,127 of 4,649) and they relinquish 44.4 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 36.5% on shots from downtown and they are 16th in the league in opponents points per game (113.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 112-105 when they faced the Cavaliers. In relation to attacking the glass, Boston permitted Cleveland to get 51 in all (14 offensive). They finished 28.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 26 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Celtics permitted the Cavaliers to bury 36 out of 91 tries from the field which left them shooting 39.6% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Celtics finished the game shooting 40 out of 98 from the field which had them shooting 40.8%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Boston knocked down 17 of their 48 attempts (35.4%). They were able to make 15 of those for a rate of 83.3%. The Cavaliers committed 23 fouls in the matchup which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They also coughed it up 12 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. The Celtics collected 38 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 53 for this contest.

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics for the contest. Tatum totaled 22 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 7 assists in the game. He converted 7 out of 23 in this game giving him a rate of 30.4%, and had 4 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 36-15 on the campaign. The Celtics commit 16.5 fouls per contest and they hit 79.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.9 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. Boston has accounted for 5,977 pts for the campaign (117.2 per game) and they pull in 44.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Celtics are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 20th in the league.

The Celtics are ranked 5th in the league in points per game surrendered with 108.4. They are forcing 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (2nd in basketball). The Boston defense surrenders 35.2% from downtown (655 of 1,861) and their opposition makes 78.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 23.9 dimes and 44.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 3rd and 21st in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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