Dallas Mavericks VS Atlanta Hawks is one game in a long string of clashes and thrilling NBA Action happening today the 18th of January. Mavericks vs Hawks is unarguably one of today’s most exciting matchups.
The two teams will be playing against each other for the first time in this campaign, and while it is under different circumstances, fans wouldn’t pass up an opportunity to see Trae Young and Luka Dončić play on the same court.
As always, MatchPlug brings you the best preview and NBA Predictions Tonight surrounding the Dallas and Atlanta match. In this piece, you can view all the Basketball Predictions and available odds for this game.
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Predictions and Betting Preview for Dallas Mavericks VS Atlanta Hawks
- Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- When: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
- Time: 16:30 GMT
- Teams to play: Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks
- NBA Expert Picks: SPREAD -3.5
Odds as given on 1XBet and BetMGM.
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Betting On The Dallas Mavericks
- Season Record: 24-21
- 1XBet Spread: -3.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.616
- 1XBet Over/Under: Under 231.5
- BetMGM Spread: -3.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 1.61
- BetMGM Over/Under: Under 232.5
While the Dallas Mavericks have had a far better year than the Hawks, tonight they’ll try to bounce back from a challenging five-game road trip where they won only one game; a development that pushed them down to fifth place in the Western Conference and now sitting 5.5 games off the top.
Dallas’ last two losses in their road trip game happened at Moda Center to the Portland Trail Blazers who punished the Mavericks’ defense and made them unable to stop Damian Lillard, who scored a total of 76 points and 16 assists between the two games.
But no matter, after scoring 123 points in their second game against Portland, Dallas played without Dončić present, making it a huge loss especially since Luka leads the team in points (33.8), assists (8.8), rebounds (8.9) and steals (1.6) per game. Additionally, while Dončić is the NBA’s offensive leader, the Mavericks only average 112.7 points scored per game.
Betting On The Atlanta Hawks
- Season Record: 22-22
- 1XBet Spread: +3.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 2.77
- 1XBet Over/Under: Over 231.5
- BetMGM Spread: +3.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 2.35
- BetMGM Over/Under: Over 232.5
Despite their few good performances this campaign, the Atlanta Hawks still struggle to stay on track. However, presently, they’ve managed to pull their record back to .500, thanks to a good stretch where they won their last three games, although now they have to maintain this pace to put their record in positive numbers after many days.
Atlanta has faced challenges playing away this campaign; they have a 10-13 record in this area. But, after winning their last three games on the road they will definitely have their confidence boosted for their match against the Mavericks. They are already in high spirits following that 113-121 home win over the Miami Heat last Monday.
Trae Young this season is averaging 27.5 points and 9.8 assists per game, facilitating a Hawks offense with an average of 115.1 points scored per game and in turn, helped a failing defense to average 115.9 points allowed.
MatchPlug Prediction
Dallas Mavericks’ offense has a pattern of being more effective when the team is playing at home, giving up 113.5 points scored on average and a 16-6 record. This means that they could take the visiting Hawks who have a weak defense.
The Atlanta Hawks will mark Dončić because they want to destabilise Mavericks’ defense that struggled in their previous games but always give a great performance, especially at home, where they average 108.3 points allowed. Due to this, Young must be at his best if he wants to lead the Hawks to a good result tonight.
NBA Picks for Tonight predict that since the Mavericks have played best at home since this campaign, and with Luka Dončić at the front lines, Dallas will limit Atlanta’s powers, giving them the edge they need to win this matchup.
Final Prediction: Dallas Mavericks Spread.
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