Chicago Bulls vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 4/12/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

American Airlines Center is the location where the Dallas Mavericks (25-56) will attempt to beat the Chicago Bulls (31-50) on Sunday.

The Bulls faced off with the Magic and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-103 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Bulls finished with 20 while the Magic finished the game with 22 fouls. They also buried 13 of 37 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Orlando finished shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 24 attempts. In addition, Orlando snagged 47 boards (12 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Orlando recorded 33 assists and had 12 steals in this game. In terms of defense, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 52.1% from the field on 49 out of 94 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists for this contest in addition to creating 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 42 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulls made 17 of their 26 shots for a rate of 65.4%. Chicago ended having earned a 43.7% FG percentage (38 out of 87) and converted 10 out of their 39 3-pointers.

Tre Jones is someone who came through in this matchup. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He played for 26 minutes played and also totaled 4 boards. Jones finished shooting 66.7% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

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Chicago enters this matchup with a record of 31-50 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 15.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Chicago is grabbing 45.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 2,305 assists on the season, which ranks 7th in the league in terms of passing. The Bulls are connecting on 35.7% on shots from distance (1,159 of 3,249) and 77.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 116.2 points per outing (11th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 28th in the league in points per game allowed (121.2). The Bulls defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.8% (3,624 of 7,587) and they surrender 45.6 boards per contest as a team. They are 28th in the league in allowing assists with 2,323 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Mavericks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 139-120 when they played the Spurs. The Mavericks were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Spurs had 15 fouls for this contest which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 78.9%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Dallas knocked down 15 of their 40 tries (37.5%). When the game finished, the Mavericks walked away from this one shooting 45 for 98 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.9%. The Mavericks allowed the Spurs to make 50 out of 92 tries from the floor which had them at 54.3% for this contest. They finished 40.6% from distance by going 13 out of 32 and finished the game at 26 out of 27 at the free throw line (96.3%). In the matter of team rebounding, Dallas permitted San Antonio to pull down 48 overall (13 offensive).

Cooper Flagg was important for the Mavericks for the contest. Flagg recorded 33 points in his 32 mins of playing time and tallied 5 dimes for this contest. He converted 13 out of 25 in this game giving him a rate of 52.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Dallas has a mark of 25-56 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mavericks are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 20th in the league. Dallas has earned 9,209 points this season (113.7 per game) and they average 44.6 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.1 times per game (23rd in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest. The Mavericks are responsible for committing 18.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks on defense are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG given up with 119.5. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.8% from the floor (21st in the NBA). The Dallas defense surrenders 35.2% from downtown (1,040 of 2,958) and their opposition makes 77.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 28.3 dimes and 46.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 27th and 29th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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