Suns Vs Mavericks: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 5, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 4, 2023

A matchup featuring a pair of the NBA’s top squads defending against the three-pointer will see the Phoenix Suns (35-29) favored by 1.5 points over the Dallas Mavericks (33-31) at American Airlines Center on March 5, 2023. The Suns give up just 11.4 treys per game (second in league), and the Mavericks concede 10.9 (first). The over/under for the matchup is 233.5 points.

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Suns Vs Mavericks Betting Odds

Favorite Spread Total
Suns -1.5 233.5

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Injury Report as of March 5

Suns: Terrence Ross: Probable (Toe), Deandre Ayton: Questionable (Knee), Landry Shamet: Out (Foot)

Mavericks: Davis Bertans: Probable (Calf), Maximilian Kleber: Probable (Hamstring)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Mavericks (+1.5)
Total Pick Under (233.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Suns Vs Mavericks Stat Rankings

Suns Avg. (Rank) Mavericks Avg. (Rank)
112.8 (21st) Points Scored 113.8 (17th)
110.8 (4th) Points Allowed 112.9 (13th)
44.3 (9th) Rebounds 38.6 (30th)
12.0 (5th) Off. Rebounds 7.9 (29th)
12.3 (13th) 3pt Made 15.1 (3rd)
27.1 (3rd) Assists 22.5 (29th)
13.2 (10th) Turnovers 11.7 (2nd)

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Suns Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Kevin Durant 41 29.3 6.8 5.2 0.8 1.5 1.8
Devin Booker 37 27.0 4.6 5.7 0.8 0.4 2.3
Deandre Ayton 55 18.5 10.1 2.0 0.6 0.8 0.1
Chris Paul 43 13.5 4.2 9.0 1.6 0.4 1.6
Cameron Payne 32 11.5 2.3 4.8 0.8 0.2 1.7

Mavericks Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Luka Doncic 54 33.4 8.7 8.1 1.5 0.5 2.8
Kyrie Irving 48 27.0 5.1 5.5 1.1 0.8 3.3
Christian Wood 52 17.4 7.8 1.7 0.4 1.1 1.7
Tim Hardaway Jr. 58 13.9 3.6 1.7 0.7 0.1 2.9
Josh Green 44 9.1 2.8 1.6 0.8 0.1 1.2

Betting Trends

  • The Suns’ record against the spread is 34-29-1.
  • Phoenix has an ATS record of 20-12-1 as 1.5-point favorites or more.
  • This year, 29 of the Suns’ 64 games have gone over the point total.
  • Phoenix’s games have had more than 233.5 points scored on 18 occasions this year.
  • The over/under for this game is 233.5 points, 9.9 more than the average point total for Suns games this season.
  • The Mavericks are 23-38-3 against the spread this season.
  • As a 1.5-point underdog or more, Dallas is 8-9 against the spread.
  • There have been 36 Mavericks games (out of 64) that went over the total this year.
  • Dallas’ games have had over 233.5 points 25 times this season.
  • Mavericks games average 226.8 total points, 6.7 fewer than the total for this matchup.

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