The Dallas Mavericks will play the second game of a back-to-back against the Charlotte Hornets, on the road. The Hornets are your average team with average stats across the board. What does this mean for the Mavericks and for your NBA picks? Here is all you need to know for your best bets.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Charlotte Hornets
Saturday, March 19, 2022 – 07:00 PM EDT at Spectrum Center
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The Charlotte Hornets are your average team. Via StatMuse on Twitter, this is what the Hornets have produced this season.
The Hornets have a 113 offensive and defensive rating and are sitting at 35-35 on the season. But that’s not all. They are 17-17 at home and 18-18 on the road while winning 22-22 in the East and 13-13 in the West.
Charlotte is the most average ballclub but we'll see all of these wicked stats disappear after its game against the Dallas Mavericks, at home.
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The Hornets are holding opponents to 112.9 points per 100 possessions while giving up an effective field goal percentage of 54.4% on the season. They will force turnovers but also aren’t the best on the offensive glass.
Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks are only turning the ball over 12.9% of the time and if the Hornets can’t force turnovers, the defense will struggle a bit.
The Mavericks are also scoring 112.5 points per 100 possessions while shooting a 53.5% effective field goal percentage. On the glass, Dallas is earning 24.6% of offensive rebounds and could have more success against a Hornets group that is allowing 27.7% offensive rebounds.
On the other hand, the Hornets have been a top-10 offense when it comes to points per 100 possessions, scoring 113.6 points. From the field, the Hornets are shooting an effective field goal percentage of 54% while limiting turnovers to 12.9%. On the glass, they are an average group offensively but rarely get to the line.
Still, the Hornets are a much better offense than defense this season. However, the Mavericks have been a much better defense than offense this year.
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The Mavericks are allowing teams to score 109.1 points per 100 possessions this season while allowing just a 52.2% effective field goal percentage. Both of those numbers are above average numbers. Dallas also averages above-average numbers in turnover percentage, offensive rebounding percentage, and free throw rate on the defensive end.
Prediction
The Hornets are a very exciting offense this year but Dallas is one of those defenses that can get stops. The Mavericks held the Nets to 111 points and the Celtics to 92 points in their last two games before allowing 111 to the 76ers last night.
Overall, both defenses should be able to limit the opposition from scoring at a rapid pace. The Hornets won’t be able to get as great of looks as they’ve been getting while the Mavericks should also struggle to get the best of looks.
Plus, neither team should see the foul line at a rapid rate either. For these reasons, take the Under at one of BMR's best sportsbooks.
NBA Pick: Under 225.5 (-110) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
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