Thunder vs. Mavericks prediction: Snap up the Under

There's a low quantity for the entire within the Mavericks-Thunder recreation Wednesday as a result of Dallas is with out Kristaps Porzingis. However the Thunder offense goes south towards competent defenses.

The Thunder rank useless final within the NBA in scoring versus prime 10 defenses. I mission them to attain solely 96 factors towards the Mavericks, who've the No. 5-rated protection. In the meantime, Dallas has the third-longest common time of possession on offense per DunksAndThrees.com, whereas Oklahoma Metropolis has the second-longest defensive time of possession. This recreation ought to characteristic little or no tempo.

Mavericks guard Luka Doncic handles the ball during a game against the Thunder on Jan. 17, 2022 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Luka Doncic handles the ball towards the Thunder.
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The Thunder make opponents work for it on offense. They're bodily and make good rotations, with little or no drop-off to the bench unit. The Thunder’s huge defensive weak point is rim safety with their lack of bigs, however Dallas ranks thirtieth in rim charge offensively. So you have got a workforce that takes quite a lot of jump-shots in Dallas going through a workforce that contests jumpers effectively within the Thunder.

This seems like a slugfest and since I've this projected at 197 complete, that gives sufficient room to take the Below right here.

The play: Mavericks-Thunder, Below 207

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