Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 11/1/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025

Location: Arena CDMX in Mexico City

TV: Peacock

The Dallas Mavericks (2-3) are traveling to Arena CDMX on Saturday where they will play the Detroit Pistons (3-2).

The Mavericks faced the Pacers and notched a win by a score of 107-105 in their last contest. Dallas ended having earned a 45.6% field goal percentage (36 out of 79) and made 5 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 30 of their 37 tries for a rate of 81.1%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 56 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 21 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of the defense, Dallas allowed 34.9% from the field on 37 out of 106 shooting. Indiana totaled 20 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Indiana pulled down 36 rebounds (13 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 7 blocked shots. Indiana finished the game shooting 64.3% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of 28 attempts. They also made 13 of 45 tries from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 22 while the Pacers recorded 29 personal fouls.

Brandon Williams is someone who was a major factor in this contest. He racked up 20 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 minutes and collected 7 boards. Williams ended up going 64.3% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Dallas comes into this game with a record of 2-3 so far this season. They are averaging 107.8 pts per contest (28th in the league) while going 44.5% from the field. The Mavericks are shooting 31.9% on three-point attempts (46 of 144) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dallas is pulling down 43.4 boards per game and has accounted for 116 assists so far this season, which is 17th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 17.0 times per game and as a team are committing 21.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Mavericks have forced 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 25.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 19th in basketball in giving up assists with 125 surrendered for the campaign. The Mavericks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.3% (219 of 473) and they relinquish 49.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 33.5% from beyond the arc while they are 11th in the league in PPG from their opponents (115.4).

When they last played, the Pistons got the victory with a final of 135-116 when they played the Magic. The Pistons were able to corral 36 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 53 for this game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Magic were called for 27 personal fouls in this game which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 34 tries. They were able to make 30 of those for a clip of 88.2%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Detroit made 13 of their 32 tries (40.6%). In all, the Pistons shot 46 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.5%. The Pistons allowed the Magic to make 38 of their 83 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.8% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 38.7% from downtown by going 12 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 40 at the free throw line (70.0%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Detroit allowed Orlando to get 22 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Cade Cunningham ended up having an impact for the Pistons in this matchup. He knocked down 12 out of 24 in this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Cunningham earned 30 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 10 dimes for the matchup.

Detroit has a mark of 3-2 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Pistons are shooting 44.1% from the field, which is ranked 27th in the NBA. Detroit has earned 575 pts so far this season (115.0 per game) and they collect 48.6 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 25.2 times per game (18th in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.8 times per contest. The Pistons are committing 28.2 fouls per game while shooting 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Pistons are ranked 8th in the league in PPG given up with 114.2. They have forced 16.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the field (5th in the NBA). The Detroit defense concedes 36.2% on 3-pointers (59 of 163) and their opposition makes 76.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 21.6 assists and 44.8 boards per contest, which is 1st and 16th in the NBA.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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