Dallas Mavericks vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 3/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Dallas Mavericks (33-36) are en route to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday where they will play the Indiana Pacers (38-29).

The Mavericks faced the 76ers and ended up losing by a score of 130-125 in their last game. Dallas ended the contest with a 52.9% FG percentage (46 out of 87) and converted 10 out of their 34 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks buried 23 of 30 shots for a percentage of 76.7%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 26 dimes in the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 52.2% from the field on 48 of 92 shooting. Philadelphia distributed 21 dimes and had 13 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Philadelphia grabbed 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Philadelphia ended up going 83.3% from the charity stripe by making 20 of their 24 tries. They also made 14 of 36 tries from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 19 and the 76ers had 21 fouls.

P.J. Washington is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. Washington walked away from this one shooting 64.7% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and collected 12 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 29 points on 11 of 17 shooting.

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Dallas will enter this game with a record of 33-36 so far this year. They average 114.7 pts per contest (13th in the league) while going 47.5% from the field. The Mavericks are connecting on 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (896 of 2,440) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Dallas is snagging 43.3 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,743 dimes on the year, which is 21st in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They surrender 36.2% from beyond the arc and they are 18th in the league in PPG allowed (115.1). The Mavericks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.7% (2,957 of 6,337) and they relinquish 45.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 22nd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,862 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pacers walked away with a victory by a final of 132-130 when they faced the Timberwolves. When discussing rebounds, Indiana permitted Minnesota to get 44 overall (9 offensive). They finished 31.0% from 3-point land by going 13 out of 42 and finished the contest at 29 of 36 from the free throw line (80.6%). The Pacers permitted the Timberwolves to knock down 44 of 97 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.4% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Pacers ended up going 48 for 97 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.5%. In relation to shots from downtown, Indiana made 17 of 37 attempts (45.9%). They were able to convert 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.6%. The Timberwolves earned 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They also coughed it up 20 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Pacers corralled 34 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 for this contest.

Tony Bradley was important for the Pacers in this game. Bradley earned 12 points in his 20 mins of playing time and totaled 2 assists in this game. He converted 6 of 8 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 9 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 38-29 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pacers are connecting on 48.9% from the floor, which is ranked 3rd in the league. Indiana has 7,811 points for the year (116.6 per game) and they pull in 41.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 29.2 times per game (3rd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per game. The Pacers have committed 18.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Pacers on the defensive end are ranked 19th in basketball in points given up per game with 115.5. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (26th in the NBA). The Indiana defense allows 35.5% on 3-point attempts (859 of 2,417) and their opponents are connecting on 77.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 26.6 assists and 44.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 14th and 20th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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