The Dallas Mavericks (22-18) are just 1.5-point underdogs as they try to stop a four-game road slide when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (9-32) on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KFAA.

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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 been less successful against the spread than the Mavericks this season, tallying an ATS record of 17-24-0, compared to the 20-20-0 mark of the Mavs.
• Dallas covers the spread when it is a 1.5-point underdog or more 44.4% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as a favorite of 1.5 or more (30%).
• New Orleans’ games have gone over the total 53.7% of the time this season (22 out of 41), which is more often than Dallas’ games have (19 out of 40).
• As a moneyline underdog this season, the Mavericks are 7-10, while the Pelicans are 4-6 as moneyline favorites.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans have struggled to put up points this season, ranking fifth-worst in the league with 108.0 points per game. They’ve done better defensively, ranking 25th by surrendering 117.1 points per contest.
• New Orleans ranks 24th in the NBA with 42.8 boards per game, but it is giving up 46.1 rebounds per game, which ranks fifth-worst in the league.
• The Pelicans rank 20th in the NBA with 25.0 assists per contest.
• New Orleans ranks 16th in the NBA with 13.9 turnovers per game this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 12th with 14.1 forced turnovers per contest.
• While the Pelicans are in the bottom five in the NBA in treys per game with 12.0 (fifth-worst), they rank 25th in the league with a 34.1% three-point percentage.

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Mavericks Performance Insights

• The Mavericks put up 115.6 points per game and give up 112.0, ranking them 10th in the league on offense and 14th on defense.
• On the boards, Dallas is 12th in the NBA in rebounds (44.6 per game). It is 20th in rebounds allowed (44.6 per game).
• At 25.2 assists per game, the Mavericks are 19th in the league.
• In 2024-25, Dallas is 13th in the league in turnovers committed (13.7 per game) and 20th in turnovers forced (13.4).
• The Mavericks make 13.2 3-pointers per game and shoot 37.2% from beyond the arc, ranking 16th and ninth, respectively, in the NBA.

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