The Dallas Mavericks (22-18) are slight underdogs (by 1.5 points) to break a four-game road losing streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (9-32) on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET.

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Pelicans vs. Mavericks Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KFAA
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Pelicans vs. Mavericks Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Mavericks 117 – Pelicans 109

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Mavericks

• Pick ATS: Mavericks (+ 1.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Mavericks (-8.1)
• Pick OU:

  Over (221.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.3

• The Pelicans have covered the spread less often than the Mavericks this year, putting up an ATS record of 17-24-0, compared to the 20-20-0 mark of the Mavs.
• When the spread is set as 1.5 or more this season, New Orleans (3-7) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (30%) than Dallas (8-10) does as the underdog (44.4%).
• When it comes to exceeding the point total in 2024-25, Dallas and its opponents don’t do it as often (47.5% of the time) as New Orleans and its opponents (53.7%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Pelicans are 4-6, while the Mavericks are 7-10 as moneyline underdogs.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are averaging just 108 points per game (fifth-worst in NBA), but they’ve played better on defense, where they are giving up 117.1 points per game (25th-ranked).
• New Orleans, who ranks 24th in the league with 42.8 rebounds per game, is allowing 46.1 rebounds per contest, which is fifth-worst in the NBA.
• The Pelicans are averaging 25 assists per game, which ranks them 20th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• This season, New Orleans is committing 13.9 turnovers per game (16th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (12th-ranked).
• The Pelicans are making 12 treys per game (fifth-worst in NBA), and they sport a 34.1% three-point percentage (25th-ranked).

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Mavericks Performance Insights

• On offense the Mavericks are the 10th-ranked team in the NBA (115.6 points per game). On defense they are 14th (112 points allowed per game).
• With 44.6 rebounds per game and 44.6 rebounds allowed, Dallas is 12th and 20th in the league, respectively.
• This season the Mavericks are ranked 19th in the NBA in assists at 25.2 per game.
• Dallas is 13th in the league in turnovers per game (13.7) and 20th in turnovers forced (13.4).
• At 13.2 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 37.2% from downtown, the Mavericks are 16th and ninth in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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