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

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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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Yves Missi Over 8.5 PTS

• Yves Missi has averaged nine points per game in the 2024-25 season, 0.5 points higher than Wednesday’s points prop total.
• In 39 games this season with a points prop total, Missi has hit the over 16 times.
• 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).
• When New Orleans puts up more than 112 points, its record is 6-7.

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Pick ATS: Mavericks (+ 1.5)

• New Orleans has beaten the spread 17 times in 41 games.
• Against the spread, Dallas is 20-20-0 this season.
• As 1.5-point favorites or more, the Pelicans are 3-7 against the spread.
• The Mavericks’ ATS record as 1.5-point underdogs or greater is 8-10.

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Pick OU:

Over (221.5)

• Pelicans games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 221.5 points 25 times.
• The Mavericks have played 24 games this season that ended with a combined score above 221.5 points.
• The average point total in New Orleans’ outings this year is 224.1, 2.6 more than this matchup’s over/under.
• Dallas’ games this year have had a 228.3-point total on average, 6.8 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• The Pelicans are the 14th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Mavericks have scored the eighth-most points.
• 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.
• This season, New Orleans has won four of its 10 games, or 40%, when favored by at least -115 on the moneyline.
• This year, Dallas has won six of 16 games when listed as at least -105 or better on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.

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