NBA Best Bets: Mavericks vs. Pelicans Picks for January 29

Published 9:33 pm Tuesday, January 28, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-35) host the Dallas Mavericks (25-22) after winning three straight home games. The Mavericks are favored by 3.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.

Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Wednesday’s game, before you place a wager on this contest?

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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Game Info

  • When: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: Gulf Coast Sports, KFAA, and WFAA
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Mavericks (- 3.5)

  • Dallas has 24 wins in 47 games against the spread this season.
  • New Orleans has 19 wins in 47 games against the spread this year.
  • The Mavericks have an ATS record of 12-10 as 3.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Pelicans’ ATS record as 3.5-point underdogs or greater is 11-17.

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Pick OU:

Under (231.5)

  • The Mavericks and their opponents have combined to score more than 231.5 points in 20 of 47 games this season.
  • The Pelicans have played 19 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 231.5 points.
  • Dallas’ matchups this year have an average point total of 227.5, four fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The average total for New Orleans’ games this season is 225.1 points, 6.4 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The Mavericks score the seventh-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 14th-most.
  • The Mavericks are the league’s 20th-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 28th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Mavericks (-155)

  • This season, the Mavericks have been favored 24 times and won 16, or 66.7%, of those games.
  • The Pelicans have won in five, or 15.6%, of the 32 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • This season, Dallas has won 15 of its 22 games, or 68.2%, when favored by at least -155 on the moneyline.
  • This season, New Orleans has come away with a win two times in 28 chances when named as an underdog of at least +125 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 60.8% chance of a victory for the Mavericks.

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