The Dallas Mavericks (22-18) are slight underdogs (by 1.5 points) to end 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

• When: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KFAA
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Pelicans vs. Mavericks Best Bets

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Yves Missi Over 8.5 PTS

• Yves Missi has racked up nine points per game during the 2024-25 season, 0.5 points more than Wednesday’s over/under.
• So far this season, Missi is 16-for-39 at hitting the over on the total set for his points prop.
• The Pelicans are at the 26th spot in the NBA’s scoring rankings (108 points per game), while the Mavericks concede the 14th-lowest amount of points (112 per game).
• New Orleans is 6-7 when putting up more points than 112.

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Pick ATS: Mavericks (+ 1.5)

• New Orleans has 17 wins in 41 games against the spread this year.
• Dallas has beaten the spread 20 times in 40 games.
• The Pelicans have an ATS record of 3-7 as 1.5-point favorites or greater.
• The Mavericks are 8-10 as 1.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Over (221.5)

• The Pelicans and their opponents have combined to score more than 221.5 points in 25 of 41 games this season.
• The Mavericks have played 24 games this season that finished with a point total above 221.5 points.
• New Orleans has an average point total of 224.1 in its outings this year, 2.6 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• The average over/under for Dallas’ contests this season is 228.3, 6.8 more points than this game’s total.
• The Mavericks are the NBA’s eighth-highest scoring team this season compared to the 14th-ranked Pelicans.
• This contest features the NBA’s 17th-ranked (Mavericks) and 29th-ranked (Pelicans) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Mavericks (-105)

• This season, the Pelicans have won four out of the 10 games in which they’ve been favored.
• The Mavericks have been chosen as underdogs in 17 games this year and have walked away with the win seven times (41.2%) in those games.
• New Orleans has a record of 4-6, a 40% win rate, when it’s favored by -115 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• This year, Dallas has won six of 16 games when listed as at least -105 or better on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.

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