Dallas Mavericks vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 1/10/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN

The Chicago Bulls (17-20) welcome the Dallas Mavericks (14-23) at United Center on Saturday.

The Mavericks faced the Kings and walked away with a win by a score of 100-98 in their last game. Dallas walked away from the game having earned a 40.6% field goal percentage (39 out of 96) and converted 8 of their 27 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mavericks buried 14 of 21 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected 55 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 19 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to the defense, Dallas allowed the other team to go 42.4% from the floor on 39 of 92 shooting. Sacramento recorded 23 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Sacramento totaled 43 rebounds (8 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 64.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 17 tries. They also converted 9 of 31 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 12 while the Kings finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Cooper Flagg is a player who was a major contributor for this game. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and pulled down 8 boards. Flagg finished shooting 53.3% from the floor and distributed 6 assists.

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Dallas comes into this contest with a record of 14-23 for the campaign. They have an average of 113.1 pts per game (26th in the NBA) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Mavericks are shooting 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc (391 of 1,170) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Dallas is grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game and has 925 assists on the year, which ranks 21st in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 15.4 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.4 fouls every game.

On defense, the Mavericks have forced 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.2% on three-point shots while they are 19th in the league in points per game allowed (116.9). The Mavericks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (1,601 of 3,485) and they surrender 47.5 boards per contest as a team. They rank 15th in the league in giving up assists with 979 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bulls took a defeat with a final score of 108-93 when they faced the Pistons. Regarding how they rebounded, Chicago permitted Detroit to get 39 in all (8 offensive). They shot 36.4% from downtown by connecting on 12 of 33 and ended up going 6 out of 8 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Bulls permitted the Pistons to knock down 45 out of their 92 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.9% for the matchup. Overall, the Bulls went 37 for 87 from the field which had them shooting 42.5%. In the matter of shots from distance, Chicago buried 13 of 34 attempts (38.2%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a clip of 66.7%. The Pistons committed 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for 9 attempts. They gave up possession 17 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Bulls recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for this contest.

Ayo Dosunmu was important for the Bulls for this contest. He knocked down 10 out of 15 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 1 rebound. Dosunmu accumulated 24 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 dimes for this contest.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 17-20 on the season. As an offense, the Bulls are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in basketball. Chicago has accounted for 4,333 points this season (117.1 per contest) and they grab 45.6 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 29.4 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per contest. The Bulls are responsible for committing 19.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 78.2% from the free throw line.

The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 26th in the league in points given up per game with 121.2. They are forcing 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (21st in the NBA). The Chicago defense surrenders 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (515 of 1,405) and their opposition makes 78.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 27.7 assists and 45.5 total boards per game, which is 24th and 23rd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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