NBA Best Bets: Mavericks vs. Pelicans Picks for January 29
Published 11:39 pm Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-35) will try to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Dallas Mavericks (25-22) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at Smoothie King Center as just 2.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports, KFAA, and WFAA.
Why don’t you check out the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Wednesday’s game, before you make a wager on this contest?
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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: Gulf Coast Sports, KFAA, and WFAA
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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Mavericks (- 2.5)
- Against the spread, Dallas is 24-23-0 this season.
- Against the spread, New Orleans is 19-28-0 this season.
- The Mavericks are 13-11 as 2.5-point favorites or more.
- The Pelicans are 12-17 as 2.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Under (231.5)
- In 20 games this season, the Mavericks and their opponents have gone over 231.5 total points.
- The Pelicans have played 19 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 231.5 points.
- Dallas’ matchups this year have an average total of 227.5, four fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- New Orleans’ games this season have had an average of 225.1 points, 6.4 fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Mavericks score the seventh-most points in the league this season, while the Pelicans’ offense racks up the 14th-most.
- The Pelicans have surrendered the 28th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Mavericks have given up the 20th-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Mavericks (-135)
- The Mavericks have won 16, or 66.7%, of the 24 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Pelicans have come away with five wins in the 32 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Dallas has won 15 of its 23 games, or 65.2%, when favored by at least -135 on the moneyline.
- This year, New Orleans has won two of 28 games when listed as at least +110 or better on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mavericks have a 57.4% chance to win.
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