The New Orleans Pelicans (12-35) are slight underdogs (by 1.5 points) to extend a three-game home win streak when they host the Dallas Mavericks (25-22) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET.

If you want to make an informed wager on Wednesday’s game, check out the best bets on the board in this article (based on our computer predictions).

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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 (- 1.5)

• Dallas is 24-23-0 against the spread this season.
• New Orleans’ record against the spread is 19-28-0.
• The Mavericks’ ATS record as 1.5-point favorites or more is 13-11.
• Against the spread as 1.5-point underdogs or more, the Pelicans are 14-18.

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Pick OU:

Under (231.5)

• Mavericks games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 231.5 points 20 times.
• The Pelicans have played 19 games this season that have gone over 231.5 combined points scored.
• The average total in Dallas’ matchups this year is 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 Pelicans are the league’s 15th-highest scoring team this season compared to the seventh-ranked Mavericks.
• The Mavericks are the league’s 19th-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 28th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Mavericks (-130)

• The Mavericks have been favorites in 24 games this season and won 16 (66.7%) of those contests.
• The Pelicans have won in five, or 15.6%, of the 32 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Dallas has a record of 15-8, a 65.2% win rate, when it’s favored by -130 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• This season, New Orleans has come away with a win three times in 29 chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 56.5% chance of a victory for the Mavericks.

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