Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 12/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, December 15, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (8-15) will try to beat the Dallas Mavericks (9-16) at Delta Center on Monday.

The Mavericks faced the Rockets and earned the victory with a final of 122-109 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Mavericks ended up walking away with 14 while the Rockets recorded 20 fouls. They buried 10 of 29 shots from 3-point range. Houston finished the contest at 84.6% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of 13 attempts. Furthermore, Houston grabbed 37 boards (16 offensive, 21 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Houston doled out 22 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Concerning defending, Dallas allowed 50.6% from the field on 44 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 13 steals. In reference to rebounding, they earned 31 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Mavericks converted 17 of 20 shots for a rate of 85.0%. Dallas finished having earned a 59.8% field goal percentage (49 of 82) and converted 7 out of their 19 three-point shots.

Anthony Davis is someone who was important in the matchup. Davis shot 73.7% from the field and earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 30 mins and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He was able to score 29 points on 14 of 19 shooting.

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Dallas steps onto the court with a mark of 9-16 so far this season. They are averaging 111.8 pts per game (26th in basketball) while connecting on 45.8% from the floor. The Mavericks are connecting on 34.1% from downtown (293 of 859) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dallas is collecting 44.0 boards per game and has earned 619 assists for the year, which has them ranked 20th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 15.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.6 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Mavericks are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 14th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 639 surrendered for the year. The Mavericks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (1,064 of 2,306) and they relinquish 47.6 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 15th in the league in opponents points per game (116.1).

For their last game, the Jazz took a loss by a score of 131-101 when they faced the Thunder. The Jazz pulled down 31 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Thunder were called for 20 fouls in the matchup which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 75.0%. When discussing 3-pointers, Utah made 12 out of their 36 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Jazz shot 40 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.1%. The Jazz allowed the Thunder to convert 51 out of their 88 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 58.0% for the contest. They finished 50.0% from three-point range by going 21 of 42 and ended up going 8 out of 18 from the charity stripe (44.4%). In the matter of team rebounding, Utah permitted Oklahoma City to get 44 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Kyle Filipowski ended up being a factor for the Jazz in this game. He converted 10 of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and tallied 10 rebounds. Filipowski totaled 21 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this game.

Utah has a mark of 8-15 for the year. The Jazz have committed 22.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 81.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 29.5 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.5 times per game. Utah has totaled 2,705 pts for the campaign (117.6 per contest) and they collect 45.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Jazz are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which has them ranked 24th in the NBA.

The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 29th in the NBA in PPG given up with 125.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.0% from the floor (26th in the league). The Utah defense gives up 37.5% on shots from distance (353 of 941) and their opposition knocks down 79.0% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 29.6 dimes and 43.7 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 29th and 17th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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