Pelicans vs. Mavericks Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 15
Published 5:16 am Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The Dallas Mavericks (22-18) are slight underdogs (by 1.5 points) to break a four-game road losing streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (9-32) on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET.
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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 Mavericks (20-20-0 ATS) have covered the spread 41.5% of the time, 8.5% more often than the Pelicans (17-24-0) this year.
- As a 1.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, Dallas is 8-10 against the spread compared to the 3-7 ATS record New Orleans puts up as a 1.5-point favorite.
- Dallas and its opponents have gone over the total 47.5% of the time this season (19 out of 40). That’s less often than New Orleans and its opponents have (22 out of 41).
- As a moneyline favorite this season, the Pelicans are 4-6, while the Mavericks are 7-10 as moneyline underdogs.
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- The Pelicans have struggled to produce points this season, ranking fifth-worst in the league with 108 points per game. They’ve played better defensively, ranking 25th by giving up 117.1 points per contest.
- New Orleans ranks 24th in the NBA with 42.8 boards per game, but it is allowing 46.1 rebounds per game, which ranks fifth-worst in the league.
- The Pelicans rank 20th in the NBA with 25 dimes per game.
- So far this season, New Orleans is committing 13.9 turnovers per game (16th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (12th-ranked).
- While the Pelicans rank in the bottom five in the NBA in three-pointers per game with 12 (fifth-worst), they rank 25th in the league with a 34.1% three-point percentage.
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Mavericks Performance Insights
- With 115.6 points scored per game and 112 points conceded, the Mavericks are 10th in the league offensively and 14th defensively.
- On the boards, Dallas is 12th in the league in rebounds (44.6 per game). It is 20th in rebounds conceded (44.6 per game).
- The Mavericks are 19th in the NBA in assists (25.2 per game) in 2024-25.
- Dallas is 13th in the league 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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