The Dallas Mavericks (22-18) are just 1.5-point underdogs as they try to stop a four-game road slide when they take on 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 (17-24-0 ATS) have covered the spread 41.5% of the time, 8.5% less often than the Mavericks (20-20-0) this season.
• 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 favorite this year, the Pelicans are 4-6, while the Mavericks are 7-10 as moneyline underdogs.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• While the Pelicans rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game with 108 (fifth-worst), they rank 25th in the league with 117.1 points given up per contest.
• New Orleans, who ranks 24th in the league with 42.8 rebounds per game, is allowing 46.1 rebounds per contest, which is fifth-worst in the NBA.
• The Pelicans are dishing out 25 assists per game, which ranks them 20th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• New Orleans is committing 13.9 turnovers per game (16th-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (12th-ranked).
• The Pelicans have found it difficult to drain threes, ranking fifth-worst in the league with 12 threes made per game. They rank 25th with a 34.1% shooting percentage from beyond the arc this year.

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Mavericks Performance Insights

• The Mavericks put up 115.6 points per game and allow 112, making them 10th in the league on offense and 14th defensively.
• Dallas collects 44.6 rebounds per game and concede 44.6 boards, ranking 12th and 20th, respectively, in the NBA.
• This season the Mavericks are ranked 19th in the NBA in assists at 25.2 per game.
• Dallas is 13th in the NBA in turnovers per game (13.7) 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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