The New Orleans Pelicans (12-35) will try to end a three-game losing streak when they host the Dallas Mavericks (25-22) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at Smoothie King Center as just 2.5-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports, KFAA, and WFAA.

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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports, KFAA, and WFAA
• 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 118 – Pelicans 110

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Spread & Total Prediction for Mavericks vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Mavericks (- 2.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Mavericks (-8.0)
• Pick OU:

  Under (231.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 227.1

• The Mavericks sport a 24-23-0 ATS record this season compared to the 19-28-0 mark of the Pelicans.
• Dallas covers the spread when it is a 2.5-point favorite or more 54.2% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 2.5 or more (41.4%).
• When it comes to exceeding the over/under in 2024-25, Dallas does it in fewer games (51.1% of the time) than New Orleans (55.3%).
• The Mavericks have a .667 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (16-8) this season while the Pelicans have a .156 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (5-27).

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Mavericks Performance Insights

• The Mavericks are posting 115.4 points per game (11th-ranked in NBA) this season, while surrendering 112.1 points per contest (11th-ranked).
• So far this year, Dallas is grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game (12th-ranked in NBA) and allowing 44.6 rebounds per contest (19th-ranked).
• The Mavericks are dishing out 25.2 dimes per game, which ranks them 18th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• This year, Dallas is committing 13.8 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 13 turnovers per contest (23rd-ranked).
• The Mavericks are sinking 13 three-pointers per game (17th-ranked in NBA) this year, while sporting a 37% three-point percentage (10th-ranked).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• Offensively the Pelicans are the 24th-ranked squad in the NBA (109.1 points per game). On defense they are fifth-worst (117.7 points conceded per game).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the NBA in rebounds (43 per game) and third-worst in rebounds allowed (46.4).
• This season the Pelicans are ranked 18th in the league in assists at 25.2 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, New Orleans is 14th in the NBA in committing them (13.7 per game). It is 11th in forcing them (14 per game).
• The Pelicans are the fifth-worst squad in the NBA in 3-pointers made (12.1 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (34.2%).

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