The New Orleans Pelicans (12-35) are 3.5-point underdogs as they try to turn around a three-game losing streak when they host the Dallas Mavericks (25-22) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The contest 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 (- 3.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Mavericks (-8.0)
• Pick OU:

  Under (231.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 227.1

• The Mavericks have put together a 24-23-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 19-28-0 mark from the Pelicans.
• When the spread is set as 3.5 or more this season, Dallas (12-10) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (54.5%) than New Orleans (11-17) does as the underdog (39.3%).
• New Orleans and its opponents have eclipsed the total 55.3% of the time this season (26 out of 47). That’s more often than Dallas and its opponents have (24 out of 47).
• The Mavericks have a .667 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (16-8) this season, higher than the .156 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (5-27).

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Mavericks Performance Insights

• So far this season, the Mavericks are posting 115.4 points per game (10th-ranked in NBA) and allowing 112.1 points per contest (11th-ranked).
• This year, Dallas is grabbing 44.7 boards per game (12th-ranked in NBA) and ceding 44.6 rebounds per contest (19th-ranked).
• The Mavericks rank 18th in the NBA with 25.2 assists per contest.
• So far this season, Dallas is committing 13.8 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 13 turnovers per contest (23rd-ranked).
• With 13 treys per game, the Mavericks are 17th in the NBA. They sport a 37% shooting percentage from downtown, which ranks 10th in the league.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pelicans are 24th in the NBA on offense (109.1 points scored per game) and fifth-worst defensively (117.7 points allowed).
• New Orleans is 24th in the league in rebounds per game (43) and third-worst in rebounds allowed (46.4).
• The Pelicans are 18th in the NBA in assists (25.2 per game) in 2024-25.
• New Orleans commits 13.7 turnovers per game and force 14 per game, ranking 14th and 11th, respectively, in the league.
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (12.1). And they are fifth-worst in 3-point percentage at 34.2%.

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