The Dallas Mavericks (9-4) will attempt to extend a six-game winning streak when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (7-6) at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 22 and will air on FSW and FxK.
The Thunder lost a tough one against the Knicks 93-90 on Friday. Russell Westbrook finished with 34 points to lead the game. The Mavericks, meanwhile, are coming off a 102-93 win over the Jazz on Friday. Deron Williams led the game in scoring with 23 points on 7-for-13 shooting.
The Thunder enter the game with records of 7-6 Straight Up (SU) and 5-8 Against The Spread (ATS). In their last 10 games, they are 3-7 ATS. Oklahoma City has an edge in the rebounding department for this game, where they rack up a league-best 48.8 rebounds per game.
Across the court, the Mavericks head into the game with records of 8-5 ATS and 9-4 SU. In Western Conference games, Dallas has gone 7-2 SU and ATS. Don’t expect Dallas to give away the ball much on offense, where its 12.6 turnovers per game ranks second in the league.
This is the first meeting of the season for the conference rivals. The last time they played Dallas came out on top, taking the head-to-head record to an even 5-5 SU over the past 10 meetings. They are even ATS in their last 10 meetings as well.
Predictions: SU Winner – Dal
Notes
Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City’s last 7 games at home.
Oklahoma City is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home.
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City’s last 5 games when playing Dallas.
Oklahoma City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas.
Oklahoma City is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Dallas.
Oklahoma City is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games when playing at home against Dallas.
Oklahoma City is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Dallas.
On average, Dallas puts up 101.3 points per game (ranked 13th). Oklahoma City ranks 22nd in points allowed per game with 104.5.
Oklahoma City ranks 11th in points allowed per home game (98.2 PPG), while Dallas ranks ninth in points per away game with 102.1.
Dallas has a perfect 7-0 record when opponents put up fewer than 100 points. Conversely, Oklahoma City has not won a game this season when failing to hit triple digits (0-4).
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Mavericks are just 2-4 this season. Oklahoma City is a superb 7-2 when registering triple digits.
The Thunder have a defensive rating of 101.5 (ranked 16th), while the Mavericks rank 13th for their offensive rating of 102.4.
Oklahoma City is among the top-ranked teams based on its average field goal percentage of 46.2% (ranked fifth). Dallas has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage (0-2).
The Oklahoma City Thunder average 22.0 three point attempts per game and are 3-2 when attempting at least 25 in a game. The Dallas Mavericks average 25.0 attempts and have a solid record (4-2) when attempting 25 or more.
Oklahoma City has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.30 this season (ranked 23rd). Dallas ranks higher with an A/TO of 1.70 (ranked sixth).
The Thunder earn a league-high 48.8 rebounds per game, while the Mavericks rank 17th with 44.2 per game.
Oklahoma City is ranked 10th in defensive rebounds, while Dallas ranks 28th in offensive rebounds.
On average, the Thunder force a turnover rate of 13.7%. When the Mavericks turn over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 4-1 record.
