The Dallas Mavericks (22-18) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (9-32) after losing four road games in a row. The Mavericks are favored by just 2.5 points in the contest, which tips at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

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Mavericks vs. Pelicans 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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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Mavericks 117 – Pelicans 109

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Spread & Total Prediction for Mavericks vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Mavericks (- 2.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Mavericks (-8.1)
• Pick OU:

  Over (225.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.3

• The Mavericks have covered more often than the Pelicans this season, putting up an ATS record of 20-20-0, as opposed to the 17-24-0 record of the Pelicans.
• As a 2.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Dallas is 12-10 against the spread compared to the 12-16 ATS record New Orleans racks up as a 2.5-point underdog.
• When it comes to eclipsing the point total in 2024-25, Dallas does it in fewer games (47.5% of the time) than New Orleans (53.7%).
• The Mavericks have a .682 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (15-7) this season while the Pelicans have a .161 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (5-26).

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Mavericks Performance Insights

• The Mavericks are 10th in the NBA with 115.6 points per game this year. At the other end of the court, they rank 14th with 112 points allowed per game.
• Dallas is grabbing 44.6 rebounds per game (12th-ranked in NBA) this year, while allowing 44.6 rebounds per contest (20th-ranked).
• The Mavericks are dishing out 25.2 dimes per game, which ranks them 19th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• This season, Dallas is committing 13.7 turnovers per game (13th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest (20th-ranked).
• The Mavericks rank 16th in the NBA with 13.2 treys per game so far this season. Meanwhile, they rank ninth with a 37.2% shooting percentage from beyond the arc.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Pelicans are the fifth-worst squad in the NBA (108 points per game). On defense, they are 25th (117.1 points conceded per game).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the NBA in rebounds (42.8 per game) and fifth-worst in rebounds conceded (46.1).
• The Pelicans are 20th in the league in assists (25 per game) in 2024-25.
• At 13.9 turnovers committed per game and 14.1 turnovers forced, New Orleans is 16th and 12th in the NBA, respectively.
• In 2024-25 the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the league in 3-point makes (12 per game) and rank 25th in 3-point percentage (34.1%).

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