3/9/2024 Detroit v. Dallas Game Preview

Dallas Mavericks (36-28, 17-13 away)
Detroit Pistons (10-53, 5-26 home)
March 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan

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Mavericks vs. Pistons Prediction: Odds, Spread & Insights for March 9

The Dallas Mavericks (35-28) clash with the Detroit Pistons (11-51) at 7:00 PM ET on Saturday, March 9, 2024. The matchup airs on BSDET and BSSW.

The Mavericks head into their upcoming game versus the Pistons as 9-point favorites. This game has 236.5 points as its over/under.

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Mavericks vs. Pistons game info

  • Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • How to Watch on TV: BSDET and BSSW
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Detroit, Michigan
  • Venue: Little Caesars Arena
  • Spread: Dallas -9
  • Moneylines: Dallas -389, Detroit +305
  • Total: 236.5 points

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Prediction: Who will win the Mavericks vs. Pistons game?

  • Prediction: Mavericks 121 - Pistons 114
  • Pick ATS: Pistons (+ 9)
  • Pick OU: Under (236.5)

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Mavericks vs. Pistons Odds, Spread, Over/Under

Favorite Spread Total
Mavericks -9 236.5

Mavericks vs. Pistons betting insights

  • Dallas' record against the spread is 33-30-0.
  • As 9-point favorites or more, the Mavericks are 4-3 against the spread.
  • Against the spread, Detroit is 29-30-2 this season.
  • The Pistons' ATS record as 9-point underdogs or greater is 17-14-1.
  • Dallas' games have had more than 236.5 points scored on 33 occasions this season.
  • So far this season, 26 Pistons games have featured more than 236.5 points scored.
  • This year's combined scoring average for these two teams (230.9 points per game) is 5.6 fewer than the total for this contest.

Mavericks vs. Pistons stat comparison

Mavericks Rank Mavericks AVG Pistons AVG Pistons Rank
6th 118.7 Points Scored 112.2 23rd
24th 118.1 Points Allowed 120.8 27th
23rd 42.2 Rebounds 43.4 16th
24th 9.8 Off. Rebounds 11 11th
2nd 15 3pt Made 11.3 29th
22nd 25.3 Assists 26.4 15th
6th 11.9 Turnovers 14.8 29th

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Mavericks top performers

  • Luka Doncic: 34.6 PTS, 9.0 REB, 9.8 AST, 1.4 STL, 49.6 FG%, 38.2 3PT% (216-for-566)
  • Kyrie Irving: 25.6 PTS, 5.0 AST, 1.2 STL, 49.0 FG%, 41.7 3PT% (123-for-295)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr.: 16.2 PTS, 40.6 FG%, 35.9 3PT% (178-for-496)
  • Daniel Gafford: 10.9 PTS, 8.0 REB, 2.2 BLK, 69.0 FG%
  • P.J. Washington: 13.6 PTS, 44.6 FG%, 32.4 3PT% (79-for-244)

Pistons top performers

  • Cade Cunningham: 22.2 PTS, 7.5 AST, 45.1 FG%, 35.5 3PT% (97-for-273)
  • Jalen Duren: 13.9 PTS, 11.7 REB, 63.5 FG%
  • Jaden Ivey: 15.4 PTS, 44.7 FG%, 34.8 3PT% (89-for-256)
  • Ausar Thompson: 8.9 PTS, 48.7 FG%, 18.5 3PT% (20-for-108)
  • Isaiah Stewart: 11.1 PTS, 47.8 FG%, 37.5 3PT% (57-for-152)
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Season Series - Tied 1-1

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Mar 9, 2024 Dallas Detroit 142 - 124 Dallas Regular Season Little Caesars Arena
Apr 12, 2024 Detroit Dallas 107 - 89 Detroit Regular Season American Airlines Center

2023-2024 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Dallas8248.0117.943.189.7.48114.639.5.36917.022.5.7589.733.242.925.76.95.012.518.3
Detroit8248.2109.940.988.2.46311.031.7.34817.021.7.78510.532.843.325.56.54.715.220.6
DAL Opponents8248.0115.643.090.4.47513.135.6.36816.621.6.77010.934.145.127.57.44.013.420.3
DET Opponents8248.2119.043.689.0.49012.132.7.37019.624.5.8009.633.543.127.08.96.012.417.8


Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Jan 30, 2023 Detroit Dallas 105 - 111 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Dec 1, 2022 Dallas Detroit 125 - 131 Detroit Regular Season Little Caesars Arena
Apr 6, 2022 Dallas Detroit 131 - 113 Dallas Regular Season Little Caesars Arena
Feb 8, 2022 Detroit Dallas 86 - 116 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Apr 29, 2021 Dallas Detroit 115 - 105 Dallas Regular Season Little Caesars Arena
Apr 21, 2021 Detroit Dallas 117 - 127 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Feb 17, 2021 Detroit Dallas 0 - 0 - Regular Season American Airlines Center
Dec 12, 2019 Dallas Detroit 122 - 111 Dallas Regular Season Mexico City Arena
Jan 31, 2019 Dallas Detroit 89 - 93 Detroit Regular Season Little Caesars Arena
Jan 25, 2019 Detroit Dallas 101 - 106 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Apr 6, 2018 Dallas Detroit 106 - 113 Detroit Regular Season Little Caesars Arena
Dec 20, 2017 Detroit Dallas 93 - 110 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Feb 15, 2017 Dallas Detroit 91 - 98 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Dec 14, 2016 Detroit Dallas 95 - 85 Detroit Regular Season American Airlines Center
Apr 1, 2016 Dallas Detroit 98 - 89 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Mar 9, 2016 Detroit Dallas 102 - 96 Detroit Regular Season American Airlines Center
Jan 7, 2015 Detroit Dallas 108 - 95 Detroit Regular Season American Airlines Center
Dec 17, 2014 Dallas Detroit 117 - 106 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Feb 22, 2014 Dallas Detroit 113 - 102 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jan 26, 2014 Detroit Dallas 106 - 116 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Mar 8, 2013 Dallas Detroit 102 - 99 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Dec 1, 2012 Detroit Dallas 77 - 92 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Jan 10, 2012 Dallas Detroit 100 - 86 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jan 17, 2011 Dallas Detroit 89 - 103 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Nov 23, 2010 Detroit Dallas 84 - 88 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Jan 5, 2010 Detroit Dallas 93 - 98 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Nov 15, 2009 Dallas Detroit 95 - 90 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Mar 17, 2009 Detroit Dallas 101 - 103 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Jan 23, 2009 Dallas Detroit 112 - 91 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Feb 3, 2008 Dallas Detroit 67 - 90 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jan 9, 2008 Detroit Dallas 86 - 102 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Mar 18, 2007 Dallas Detroit 92 - 88 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Dec 7, 2006 Detroit Dallas 92 - 82 Detroit Regular Season American Airlines Center
Mar 28, 2006 Dallas Detroit 90 - 97 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Nov 19, 2005 Detroit Dallas 82 - 119 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Mar 28, 2005 Dallas Detroit 95 - 88 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Dec 6, 2004 Detroit Dallas 101 - 85 Detroit Regular Season American Airlines Center
Feb 7, 2004 Detroit Dallas 108 - 111 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Jan 11, 2004 Dallas Detroit 102 - 115 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Nov 27, 2002 Dallas Detroit 102 - 82 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Nov 9, 2002 Detroit Dallas 75 - 114 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Nov 15, 2001 Dallas Detroit 89 - 115 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Oct 30, 2001 Detroit Dallas 87 - 94 Dallas Regular Season American Airlines Center
Jan 3, 2001 Detroit Dallas 107 - 104 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Dec 17, 2000 Dallas Detroit 99 - 90 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Feb 17, 2000 Detroit Dallas 97 - 106 Dallas Regular Season Reunion Arena
Jan 23, 2000 Dallas Detroit 99 - 91 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Mar 19, 1999 Dallas Detroit 87 - 94 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Mar 2, 1998 Dallas Detroit 94 - 100 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Feb 21, 1998 Detroit Dallas 94 - 82 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Apr 1, 1997 Detroit Dallas 100 - 82 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Nov 6, 1996 Dallas Detroit 84 - 103 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Mar 9, 1996 Dallas Detroit 91 - 92 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jan 25, 1996 Detroit Dallas 93 - 92 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Mar 23, 1995 Dallas Detroit 102 - 94 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Mar 4, 1995 Detroit Dallas 98 - 91 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Feb 21, 1994 Dallas Detroit 98 - 88 Dallas Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Feb 19, 1994 Detroit Dallas 105 - 96 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Jan 19, 1993 Detroit Dallas 103 - 113 Dallas Regular Season Reunion Arena
Jan 13, 1993 Dallas Detroit 96 - 112 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jan 13, 1992 Dallas Detroit 81 - 84 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jan 3, 1992 Detroit Dallas 106 - 96 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Jan 25, 1991 Dallas Detroit 82 - 84 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jan 14, 1991 Detroit Dallas 89 - 81 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Mar 25, 1990 Detroit Dallas 96 - 98 Dallas Regular Season Reunion Arena
Mar 18, 1990 Dallas Detroit 84 - 114 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Mar 27, 1989 Dallas Detroit 77 - 90 Detroit Regular Season The Palace of Auburn Hills
Nov 15, 1988 Detroit Dallas 108 - 99 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Dec 18, 1987 Dallas Detroit 112 - 117 Detroit Regular Season Silverdome
Nov 25, 1987 Detroit Dallas 107 - 113 Dallas Regular Season Reunion Arena
Mar 21, 1987 Detroit Dallas 118 - 122 Dallas Regular Season Reunion Arena
Mar 6, 1987 Dallas Detroit 115 - 125 Detroit Regular Season Silverdome
Feb 14, 1986 Dallas Detroit 110 - 119 Detroit Regular Season Silverdome
Jan 24, 1986 Detroit Dallas 129 - 120 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Feb 13, 1985 Dallas Detroit 119 - 124 Detroit Regular Season Silverdome
Nov 17, 1984 Detroit Dallas 124 - 110 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Feb 18, 1984 Detroit Dallas 120 - 115 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Dec 20, 1983 Dallas Detroit 104 - 116 Detroit Regular Season Silverdome
Feb 9, 1983 Detroit Dallas 113 - 122 Dallas Regular Season Reunion Arena
Dec 10, 1982 Dallas Detroit 122 - 121 Dallas Regular Season Silverdome
Apr 1, 1982 Dallas Detroit 121 - 120 Dallas Regular Season Silverdome
Dec 22, 1981 Detroit Dallas 106 - 98 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Feb 10, 1981 Detroit Dallas 101 - 95 Detroit Regular Season Reunion Arena
Nov 8, 1980 Dallas Detroit 73 - 101 Detroit Regular Season Silverdome

2023-2024 Dallas Mavericks Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Doncic K. Irving D. Jones P. Washington D. Gafford
Rotation B. Williams J. Hardy J. Green O. Prosper M. Kleber
Rotation D. Exum   T. Hardaway Jr. A. Fudge M. Morris
Rotation     A. Lawson   D. Lively II
Rotation         D. Powell
Lim PT       G. Brown III  

2023-2024 Detroit Pistons Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Cunningham J. Ivey S. Fontecchio I. Stewart II J. Duren
Rotation M. Sasser Q. Grimes A. Thompson C. Metu J. Wiseman
Rotation M. Flynn   T. Brown, Jr. T. Evbuomwan  
Rotation     E. Fournier S. Umude  
Rotation     J. Rhoden    
Lim PT   B. Boeheim     T. Gibson

Dallas Mavericks Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
36 Greg Brown III SF 6 6.6 2.5 0.8 1.8 .455 0.2 0.5 .333 0.7 1.5 .444 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.8
77 Luka Doncic SF 70 37.5 33.9 11.5 23.6 .487 4.1 10.6 .382 6.8 8.7 .786 0.8 8.4 9.2 9.8 1.4 0.5 4.0 2.1
0 Dante Exum PG 55 19.8 7.8 2.9 5.5 .533 1.0 2.0 .491 1.0 1.2 .779 0.5 2.3 2.7 2.9 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.5
3 Alex Fudge F 2 12.9 5.5 2.5 4.5 .556 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5
21 Daniel Gafford C 29 21.5 11.2 5.0 6.4 .780 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .607 2.2 4.7 6.9 1.6 0.7 1.9 1.0 2.8
8 Josh Green SG 57 26.4 8.2 3.1 6.6 .479 1.3 3.3 .385 0.7 1.0 .684 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.3 0.8 0.2 1.1 1.9
10 Tim Hardaway Jr. SG 79 26.8 14.4 5.0 12.4 .402 2.7 7.6 .353 1.8 2.1 .852 0.3 2.9 3.2 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.3
1 Jaden Hardy SG 73 13.6 7.3 2.7 6.6 .407 1.1 3.1 .362 0.8 1.0 .776 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.1
11 Kyrie Irving G 58 35.0 25.6 9.7 19.5 .497 3.0 7.3 .411 3.3 3.6 .905 0.8 4.2 5.0 5.2 1.3 0.5 1.8 1.9
55 Derrick Jones SF 76 23.5 8.6 3.1 6.5 .483 1.1 3.1 .343 1.3 1.8 .713 1.1 2.2 3.3 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.6
42 Maxi Kleber PF 43 20.3 4.4 1.5 3.4 .432 0.7 2.1 .348 0.8 1.1 .702 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.6 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.8
9 A.J. Lawson F 42 7.4 3.2 1.3 2.9 .446 0.3 1.2 .260 0.4 0.5 .652 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5
2 Dereck Lively II C 55 23.5 8.8 4.0 5.4 .747 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.5 .506 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.6
88 Markieff Morris PF 26 8.3 2.5 0.9 2.6 .338 0.6 1.6 .357 0.2 0.2 .833 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.5
7 Dwight Powell PF 63 13.3 3.3 1.1 1.7 .679 0.0 0.0 .333 1.0 1.4 .708 1.5 1.9 3.4 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.8
18 Olivier-Maxence Prosper F 40 8.4 3.0 1.0 2.6 .385 0.3 1.1 .289 0.7 1.0 .683 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5
25 P.J. Washington PF 29 32.2 11.7 4.4 10.4 .421 1.8 5.8 .314 1.1 1.8 .627 1.1 5.1 6.2 1.5 1.2 0.9 1.0 2.0
00 Brandon Williams PG 17 6.6 3.2 1.2 3.2 .370 0.2 0.9 .200 0.6 1.0 .647 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2

Detroit Pistons Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
27 Buddy Boeheim SG 10 8.4 3.4 0.9 2.9 .310 0.8 2.5 .320 0.8 1.0 .800 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.5
7 Troy Brown, Jr. SF 22 18.9 4.2 1.5 4.9 .296 0.7 2.6 .281 0.6 0.7 .867 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.1 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.7
2 Cade Cunningham SF 62 33.5 22.7 8.5 18.8 .449 1.9 5.4 .355 3.8 4.4 .869 0.5 3.8 4.3 7.5 0.9 0.4 3.4 2.5
0 Jalen Duren PF 61 29.1 13.8 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1
18 Tosan Evbuomwan SF 13 22.5 7.0 2.5 4.3 .571 0.8 1.8 .417 1.3 1.9 .680 0.8 2.8 3.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.4
18 Malachi Flynn PG 24 14.3 8.0 3.0 6.9 .430 1.0 3.2 .316 1.1 1.6 .684 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.1 1.1 0.9
19 Simone Fontecchio SF 16 30.3 15.4 5.7 11.9 .479 2.7 6.3 .426 1.4 1.6 .846 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.8 0.9 0.3 1.1 1.8
31 Evan Fournier SG 29 18.7 7.2 2.6 6.9 .373 1.1 4.0 .270 0.9 1.2 .794 0.2 1.7 1.9 1.6 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.5
67 Taj Gibson F 4 9.8 4.5 2.0 3.5 .571 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.8 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.8
24 Quentin Grimes SG 6 19.2 5.3 1.5 7.0 .214 0.7 4.7 .143 1.7 1.8 .909 0.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.5
23 Jaden Ivey G 77 28.8 15.4 5.4 12.6 .429 1.6 4.8 .336 2.9 3.9 .749 1.1 2.3 3.4 3.8 0.7 0.5 2.5 2.6
8 Jared Rhoden SG 17 14.4 4.9 1.9 3.9 .500 0.7 1.8 .387 0.3 0.5 .625 0.2 1.8 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.6
25 Marcus Sasser G 71 19.0 8.3 3.1 7.2 .428 1.3 3.4 .375 0.8 0.9 .879 0.2 1.6 1.8 3.3 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.5
28 Isaiah Stewart II C 46 30.9 10.9 4.0 8.3 .487 1.5 3.8 .383 1.4 1.8 .753 1.6 5.0 6.6 1.6 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.2
9 Ausar Thompson G 63 25.1 8.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8
17 Stanley Umude G 24 12.8 5.3 1.5 3.5 .440 1.0 2.2 .453 1.2 1.3 .906 0.3 1.8 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.7
13 James Wiseman C 63 17.3 7.1 3.0 4.8 .613 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .706 1.7 3.6 5.3 0.9 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.2

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