Golden State Warriors vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 1/22/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Prime Video

American Airlines Center is where the Dallas Mavericks (18-26) will try to defeat the Golden State Warriors (25-20) on Thursday.

The Warriors took the court against the Raptors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 145-127 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Warriors finished with 20 and the Raptors accumulated 22 fouls. They made 21 of 34 shots from 3-point range. Toronto shot 100.0% from the charity stripe by converting 22 of their 22 tries. In addition, Toronto pulled down 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 1 block. Toronto doled out 42 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Golden State allowed the other team to shoot 59.3% from the floor on 51 out of 86 shooting. They also dished out 28 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected 36 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Warriors buried 17 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 65.4%. Golden State walked away from the game with a 51.6% FG percentage (47 of 91) and converted 16 out of their 43 3-pointers.

Buddy Hield is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. Hield finished 87.5% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He was on the court for 19 minutes played and also totaled 1 rebound. He ended up finishing with 25 points on 7 of 8 shooting.

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Golden State comes into this game with a win-loss record of 25-20 for the year. They cough up possession 15.5 times per game and as a team are committing 20.0 fouls every game. As a team, Golden State is pulling down 43.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,294 dimes this year, which has them ranked 4th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Warriors are shooting 36.7% on 3-point shots (736 of 2,003) and 81.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 116.9 pts per game (13th in the league) while hitting 46.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Warriors have forced 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 fouls. They give up 35.1% on shots from distance and they rank 9th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (114.0). The Warriors defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.1% (1,891 of 4,014) and they surrender 44.3 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 24th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,200 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks got the victory with a final of 114-97 when they faced the Knicks. The Mavericks were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this contest. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Knicks committed 21 personal fouls for this contest which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for 28 shots. They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a rate of 67.9%. In regard to 3-point shots, Dallas converted 15 out of their 32 tries (46.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Mavericks finished 40 for 82 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8%. The Mavericks permitted the Knicks to make 38 of their 95 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.0% in the game. They finished 29.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 31 and finished the contest at 12 out of 20 from the free throw line (60.0%). In the matter of rebounding, Dallas allowed New York to snag 28 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Max Christie ended up having an impact for the Mavericks in the game. He knocked down 9 of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 6 rebounds. Christie had 26 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 assists in this game.

Dallas has a mark of 18-26 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Mavericks are hitting on 47.3% from the field, which ranks them 11th in the league. Dallas has scored 5,024 pts this year (114.2 per game) and they pull in 44.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.5 times per contest (19th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.2 times per game. The Mavericks have committed 19.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 19th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 116.6. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (8th in basketball). The Dallas defense gives up 32.9% on 3-point shots (514 of 1,562) and their opponents are making 77.9% of their free throw shots. They allow 26.6 assists and 47.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 13th and 27th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas and under the total points

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