Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 4/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (44-32) are hosting the Dallas Mavericks (38-39) at Intuit Dome on Friday.

The Mavericks faced the Hawks and walked away with a win by a score of 120-118 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 16 and the Hawks accumulated 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 15 out of their 39 attempts from 3-point land. Atlanta ended up shooting 86.4% from the free throw line by burying 19 of their 22 attempts. Additionally, Atlanta snagged 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 8 blocks. Atlanta earned 29 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In regard to defending, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 43.3% from the floor on 42 out of 97 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in the game as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 42 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mavericks buried 17 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 81.0%. Dallas ended the game having earned a 53.0% field goal percentage (44 out of 83) and made 15 of their 33 shots from distance.

Anthony Davis is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. Davis finished the game shooting 60.9% from the field and distributed 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and also pulled down 15 rebounds. He was able to score 34 points on 14 of 23 shooting.

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Dallas comes into this matchup with a mark of 38-39 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Dallas is collecting 43.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,949 assists so far this season, which ranks 21st in basketball in terms of passing. The Mavericks are shooting 36.8% on 3-pointers (980 of 2,666) and 77.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 114.9 pts per game (12th in basketball) while shooting 47.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks have forced 13.4 turnovers every game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are ranked 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,091 surrendered for the year. The Mavericks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (3,299 of 7,042) and they concede 45.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 36.3% on shots from downtown while they are 17th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (115.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Clippers walked away with a victory by a final of 114-98 when they played the Pelicans. With respect to team rebounding, Los Angeles permitted New Orleans to collect 39 overall (7 on the offensive side). They shot 18.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 4 of 22 and ended up going 8 of 11 from the charity stripe (72.7%). The Clippers allowed the Pelicans to bury 43 of 85 attempts from the field which left them shooting 50.6% in this game. In all, the Clippers went 40 for 76 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.6%. Regarding shots from downtown, Los Angeles knocked down 13 of their 32 attempts (40.6%). They were able to bury 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.8%. The Pelicans committed 21 personal fouls in this game which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They turned it over 13 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. The Clippers were able to corral 28 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this contest.

Kawhi Leonard was important for the Clippers in this game. He made 11 out of 18 in the game for a rate of 61.1%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. Leonard accumulated 28 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists for the contest.

Los Angeles has a mark of 44-32 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Clippers are connecting on 47.8% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in the NBA. Los Angeles has tallied 8,526 pts for the season (112.2 per game) and they collect 43.8 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.0 times per game (25th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.0 times per contest. The Clippers are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they go 79.6% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 34.8% on shots from distance (991 of 2,845) and opponents are connecting on 77.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 25.8 dimes and 41.9 total rebounds per game, which is 9th and 1st in basketball. The Clippers on defense are ranked 4th in the league in points per game surrendered with 108.2. They are able to force 15.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (7th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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