Portland Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 11/12/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Portland Trail Blazers are hitting the road to American Airlines Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Dallas Mavericks.

The Trail Blazers faced the Hornets and walked away with a win by a score of 105-95 in their last contest. Portland finished the contest with a 53.3% FG percentage (40 of 75) and knocked down 11 out of their 34 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trail Blazers buried 14 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 56.0%. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 45 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 28 assists for the game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing defending, Portland allowed the other team to go 37.4% from the floor on 34 of 91 shooting. Charlotte distributed 21 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. Additionally, Charlotte had 42 rebounds (20 offensive, 22 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Charlotte walked away from this one shooting 70.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 24 attempts. They also made 10 of 40 attempts from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up walking away with 19 while the Hornets accumulated 22 fouls.

Damian Lillard is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. Lillard finished 50.0% from the floor and distributed 7 assists.

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Portland enters this one with a win-loss record of 8-3 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 17.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.0 fouls every game. As a team, Portland is collecting 43.8 boards per game and has racked up 260 assists this year, which has them ranked 24th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are hitting 38.7% on 3-pointers (129 of 333) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 109.4 points per game (23rd in the NBA) while hitting 47.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers have forced 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.6 fouls. They are surrendering 35.6% on 3-point attempts and they rank 8th in the league in opponents points per game (107.6). The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.0% (435 of 966) and they relinquish 40.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are 18th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 294 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks took a defeat with a final score of 94-87 when they faced the Magic. The Mavericks snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the game. They also gave up possession 4 times, while earning 14 steals in the game. The Magic were called for 20 fouls in the game which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a rate of 63.2%. With respect to shots from downtown, Dallas made 11 of 42 attempts (26.2%). Overall, the Mavericks ended up going 32 for 85 from the field which had them shooting 37.6%. The Mavericks allowed the Magic to convert 36 of their 73 tries from the field which left them shooting 49.3% in the game. They shot 38.1% from distance via 8 out of 21 and ended up going 14 of 21 at the charity stripe (66.7%). When discussing how they rebounded, Dallas allowed Orlando to collect 49 in total (4 offensive).

Spencer Dinwiddie ended up being a major contributor for the Mavericks for this contest. He made 9 out of 19 for the game giving him a rate of 47.4%, and had 4 rebounds. Dinwiddie racked up 29 points in his 38 minutes on the court and earned 5 dimes in this matchup.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 6-4 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Mavericks are hitting on 46.8% from the floor, which ranks them 18th in the NBA. Dallas has totaled 1,104 points on the season (110.4 per game) and they collect 39.0 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.3 times per game (30th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per game. The Mavericks commit 21.1 personal fouls per contest and they go 74.5% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks are ranked 3rd in the NBA in points given up per game with 106.1. They have forced 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (24th in the league). The Dallas defense surrenders 33.7% on 3-pointers (96 of 285) and their opponents are knocking down 79.2% of their free throw attempts. They concede 22.5 assists and 40.1 rebounds every game, which ranks them 5th and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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