NBA Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Clippers Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 02-25-2019, 22:30 EDT

Spread: Los Angeles Clippers -5.5

Total: +224

Two Western Conference squads coming off defeats in their latest matchups are clashing tonight, when the twelfth Dallas Mavericks, looking to end their current losing streak are visiting the sixth Los Angeles Clippers, who saw a small winning streak end and want to bounce back in this game.

Mavs are 26-33 so far in the league and are sitting on the twelfth place of the Western conference. They are 1-5 in their last 6 games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by Utah on the road, 109-125. Clippers are 33-28 so far in the league and are tied with 2 more squads on the sixth place of the Western Conference. In their latest matchup they saw a 2-game victory streak end with a road defeat by Denver, 96-123.

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Dallas are led in scoring by Luka Doncic with 20.7 ppg. The rookie adds 7.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, while newcomer Tim Hardaway Jr. follows with 16 ppg, adding 3 rebounds per game. JJ Barea adds 10.9 ppg and 5.6 assists per game but he will miss the rest of the season with an injury. LA are led in scoring by Lou Williams with 19.9 ppg. He also leads the team in assists made with 5.3 per game while being the 6^th man of the team. Danilo Gallinari follows with 18.8 ppg, adding 6 rebounds per game, while Montrezl Harrell adds 16 ppg and 6.5 rebounds off the bench.

This will be the 4^th meeting between those two teams so far this season, with Dallas leading 2-1 wins. In their previous home game they won with a 106-98 score. LA are 16-12 at home, while Dallas are 6-23 on the road. LA have a better offense with 113.9 ppg to Dallas’ 108.6, while Dallas have a better defense, allowing 109.1 ppg to LA’s 113.8. LA have a better accuracy both from the field (47% to 44.7%) and from behind the arc (38.3% to 34.4%). They are also better in assists dished (23.2 to 22.6), while both squads are almost equal in rebounding (45.4 to 45.1) and they commit almost the same number of turnovers per game (14.2 to 14.5). Dallas have been one of the weakest road teams in the league so far and they don’t pose a threat in LA tonight.

Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction: Los Angeles Clippers -5.5 (-109)