Dallas Mavericks (9-8, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (7-10, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
Atlanta; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawks -2.5; over/under is 238.5
BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta and Dallas face off in non-conference action.
The Hawks are 4-4 on their home court. Atlanta is fourth in the NBA with 29.1 assists per game led by Trae Young averaging 11.7.
The Mavericks have gone 3-5 away from home. Dallas is ninth in the league scoring 116.2 points per game while shooting 47.9%.
The Hawks are shooting 45.8% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point higher than the 44.8% the Mavericks allow to opponents. The Mavericks average 11.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.8 fewer made shots on average than the 16.7 per game the Hawks allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Young is averaging 22.1 points and 11.7 assists for the Hawks.
Daniel Gafford is scoring 12.4 points per game and averaging 6.5 rebounds for the Mavericks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 4-6, averaging 113.2 points, 46.4 rebounds, 30.1 assists, 10.4 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.7 points per game.
Mavericks: 5-5, averaging 118.6 points, 45.5 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 8.2 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.6 points.
INJURIES: Hawks: Cody Zeller: out (personal).
Mavericks: Dante Exum: out (wrist), Luka Doncic: out (wrist).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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