Mavericks vs Clippers Game Breakdown & Projections – Tue, Apr 23rd 2024

Get ready for a high-stakes showdown at the Crypto.com Arena tonight as the Dallas Mavericks, looking to even the score, gallop into enemy territory against the Los Angeles Clippers at 10:00 PM EST. Both teams are hungry for a win, sitting neck-and-neck in the Western Conference with no room to back down. With the betting lines drawing a razor-thin margin and an over/under that promises a clash titanic enough to shake the standings, tonight’s game is set to flip the script on a playoffs series that’s been craving a nail-biter. And as the Mavericks aim to lasso a victory from the jaws of defeat, the Clippers are ready to sail through the stormy seas of competition. So, buckle up as Dallas tries to clip Los Angeles’ wings in a battle that’s anything but ordinary!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 23, 2024 10:00PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	DAL ML	LAC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-150	+130	217.5	-2.0/2.0
Recent	-130	+110	217.0	-2.0/2.0
Difference	+20	-20	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

24W-15L

56.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

25W-14L

43.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
04/21/24	Dallas Mavericks DAL	22	8	34	33	00	97	Under
04/21/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	34	22	31	22	00	109	Under
12/20/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	35	32	18	35	00	120	Over
12/20/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	22	34	27	28	00	111	Over
11/25/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	18	27	17	26	00	88	Under
11/25/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	29	27	23	28	00	107	Under
11/10/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	33	18	38	37	00	126	Over
11/10/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	30	47	38	29	00	144	Over
02/08/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	41	19	21	29	00	110	Under
02/08/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	25	27	26	26	00	104	Under
01/22/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	22	27	30	33	00	112	Under
01/22/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	20	34	25	19	00	98	Under
01/10/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	25	22	31	23	00	101	Under
01/10/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	31	38	19	25	00	113	Under
11/15/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	15	17	33	36	00	101	Under
11/15/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	30	24	15	34	00	103	Under
02/12/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	23	26	21	29	00	99	Under
02/12/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	26	22	19	30	00	97	Under
02/10/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	28	22	31	24	00	105	Push
02/10/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	36	23	30	23	00	112	Push
11/23/21	Dallas Mavericks DAL	21	21	38	23	90	112	Under
11/23/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	22	28	27	10	104	Under
11/21/21	Dallas Mavericks DAL	22	25	15	29	00	91	Under
11/21/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	19	27	25	26	00	97	Under

Mavericks Vs Over/Under

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Mavericks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ DET	89-107L	49	20	20	83
04/10	vs MIA	111-92W	39	27	7	87
04/09	vs CHA	130-104W	55	35	14	93
04/07	@ HOU	147-136W	47	21	17	85
04/05	@ GSW	108-106W	41	30	17	84
04/04	@ ATL	109-95W	53	20	14	94
04/02	vs GSW	100-104L	42	27	15	89
03/31	vs HOU	125-107W	47	24	13	93
03/29	vs SAC	107-103W	42	24	10	76
03/26	vs SAC	132-96W	49	34	9	92

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ UTA	109-110L	44	23	13	96
04/10	@ PHX	108-124L	44	23	12	95
04/09	vs PHX	105-92W	63	28	18	87
04/07	@ CLE	120-118W	48	26	15	84
04/05	@ UTA	131-102W	51	32	14	92
04/04	@ DEN	102-100W	48	22	6	90
04/02	vs SAC	95-109L	38	18	15	76
03/31	vs CHA	130-118W	41	28	8	75
03/29	vs ORL	100-97W	41	19	16	86
03/27	vs PHI	108-107W	43	28	6	90

Starting Lineups

Dallas Mavericks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luka Doncic SG	68.4	63.0	63.7	100%	64.1
Daniel Gafford C	23.2	19.2	26.0	73%	29.2
Kyrie Irving PG	45.8	51.2	43.2	100%	43.6
Derrick Jones Jr. SF	13.1	14.2	12.5	70%	14.4
PJ Washington PF	28.6	25.1	25.9	100%	25.5

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Paul George SF	41.9	36.8	37.9	100%	38.2
James Harden PG	40.1	37.0	38.4	100%	38.6
Kawhi Leonard PF	37.9	41.4	40.8	100%	39.6
Terance Mann SG	16.7	19.6	18.4	100%	18.8
Ivica Zubac C	30.1	32.0	26.8	100%	27.3

Mavericks Notable Injuries

Jaden Hardy (PG/SG): Avg: 7.2pts, 1.7reb, 1.5ast, 13.1 minutes. Last game: 04/21/24. Impact: 1.6
Dwight Powell (C): Avg: 3.1pts, 3.3reb, 1.3ast, 12.8 minutes. Last game: 04/21/24. Impact: 0.9
Olivier-Maxence Prosper (SF/PF): Avg: 2.7pts, 1.7reb, 0.5ast, 7.4 minutes. Last game: 04/21/24. Impact: 0.9
Markieff Morris (PF/C): Avg: 2.3pts, 1.4reb, 0.5ast, 7.7 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 0.6
AJ Lawson (SG/SF): Avg: 2.6pts, 0.9reb, 0.4ast, 6.3 minutes. Last game: 04/21/24. Impact: 0.5
Brandon Williams (PG): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.9ast, 5.2 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 0.5
Alex Fudge (SF): Avg: 0.8pts, 0.6reb, 0.0ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 0.3

Clippers Notable Injuries

Daniel Theis (C): Avg: 5.9pts, 3.9reb, 0.9ast, 16.6 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 2.3
Bones Hyland (PG): Avg: 6.9pts, 1.5reb, 2.5ast, 14.4 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 3.6
P.J. Tucker (PF): Avg: 1.8pts, 2.9reb, 0.6ast, 16.1 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 1.4
Brandon Boston Jr. (SG): Avg: 4.6pts, 1.4reb, 0.3ast, 10.0 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 2.1
Kobe Brown (PF): Avg: 1.8pts, 1.3reb, 0.4ast, 7.9 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 1.0
Xavier Moon (PG): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.9reb, 1.2ast, 5.6 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 0.9

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
PJ Washington	DAL	Pts	11.5	13.5	+2.0	40%	60%	53%	53%	LAC	-10.9	#1
Tim Hardaway Jr.	DAL	Pts	6.5	8.5	+2.0	40%	60%	53%	53%	LAC	+1.1	#22
Maxi Kleber	DAL	Reb	2.5	3.6	+1.1	80%	70%	60%	60%	LAC	+2.9	#29
Kyrie Irving	DAL	Reb	4.5	5.1	+0.6	80%	50%	53%	53%	LAC	-0.7	#5
Luka Doncic	DAL	Ast	9.5	10.1	+0.6	40%	50%	47%	47%	LAC	-0.9	#3
Derrick Jones Jr.	DAL	Ast	0.5	0.7	+0.2	40%	60%	60%	60%	LAC	+2.1	#26

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Mavericks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#2	#15	#14	#5	-12.6%
PF	#16	#19	#3	#15	-1.6%
PG	#25	#4	#12	#26	23.0%
SF	#14	#10	#13	#13	-7.3%
SG	#7	#20	#17	#8	-5.1%

Clippers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#29	#25	#22	5.9%
PF	#11	#9	#13	#16	-1.5%
PG	#16	#28	#7	#21	9.6%
SF	#1	#4	#26	#1	-77.9%
SG	#22	#5	#3	#17	-0.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

115.7

110.9

Rebounds per Game

46.5

44.5

Assists per Game

26.6

25.0

Steals per Game

7.0

6.8

Blocks per Game

6.7

4.1

Shots per Game

88.0

86.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

15.7

10.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.1

54.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.6

35.6

Turnovers per Game

12.9

12.0

Fouls per Game

16.5

18.7

Recent Trends

Brandon Boston Jr. (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 61.3% to 21.7, 13.5 min average previous 3 games.
Dante Exum (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 49.2% to 15.0, 29.5 min average previous 3 games.
Derrick Jones Jr. (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 33.1% to 19.1, 28.6 min average previous 3 games.
Terance Mann (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 41.4% to 17.4, 29.8 min average previous 3 games.
Mason Plumlee (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 90.8% to 20.5, 10.7 min average previous 3 games.
P.J. Tucker (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 71.5% to 19.5, 11.4 min average previous 3 games.