Dallas Mavericks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 1/20/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Monday, January 20, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (9-28) will compete against the Dallas Mavericks (22-19) at Spectrum Center on Monday.

The Mavericks took the court against the Pelicans and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-116 in their last contest. Dallas ended the contest having earned a 47.8% field goal percentage (43 out of 90) and knocked down 12 of their 35 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Mavericks buried 18 of their 25 shots for a rate of 72.0%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 27 dimes for the game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to defending, Dallas allowed their opponent to shoot 44.3% from the field on 43 out of 97 shooting. New Orleans recorded 24 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. Moreover, New Orleans snagged 49 rebounds (15 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 3 rejections. New Orleans finished the game at 83.3% from the charity stripe by making 20 of 24 shots. They converted 13 of 39 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 17 and the Pelicans racked up 20 personal fouls.

Daniel Gafford is someone who played a role for this game. He walked away with 27 points on 12 of 13 shooting. He played for 30 mins played and collected 12 boards. Gafford shot 92.3% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.

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Dallas will enter this game with a mark of 22-19 so far this year. They have an average of 115.6 pts per game (10th in the league) while hitting 47.7% from the floor. The Mavericks are shooting 37.2% on shots from 3-point land (540 of 1,453) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dallas is collecting 44.6 boards per game and has accounted for 1,035 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 16th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 14.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks have forced 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are giving up 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 14th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.2). The Mavericks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (1,689 of 3,706) and they relinquish 44.7 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 19th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,076 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets got the victory with a final of 117-112 against the Jazz. The Hornets were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Jazz earned 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. With regard to three-point attempts, Charlotte buried 12 of 39 attempts (30.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hornets went 45 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.9%. The Hornets allowed the Jazz to make 43 out of 93 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 46.2% for the matchup. They finished shooting 37.2% from three-point range by going 16 of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 17 from the free throw line (58.8%). In reference to rebounding, Charlotte allowed Utah to get 36 in all (9 offensive).

Mark Williams ended up being important for the Hornets in the matchup. Williams had 31 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists for the matchup. He converted 12 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 85.7%, and accumulated 13 rebounds.

Charlotte has a win-loss record of 9-28 this year. The Hornets are responsible for committing 20.4 fouls per game while shooting 77.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 23.7 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 16.1 times per contest. Charlotte has scored 3,942 points for the campaign (106.5 per game) and they pull in 46.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hornets are shooting 42.8% from the field, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA.

The Hornets defensively are ranked 15th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 112.4. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (15th in basketball). The Charlotte defense allows 35.2% on 3-point attempts (509 of 1,445) and their opponents are connecting on 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 26.4 assists and 44.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 17th and 16th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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