NBA Best Bets: Mavericks vs. Pelicans Picks for January 15
Published 3:33 am Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The Dallas Mavericks (22-18) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (9-32) after losing four straight road games. The Mavericks are favored by only 2.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
For the best bets you can place on Wednesday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.
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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KFAA
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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Mavericks (- 2.5)
- Dallas’ record against the spread is 20-20-0.
- New Orleans has 17 wins in 41 games against the spread this year.
- As 2.5-point favorites or more, the Mavericks are 12-10 against the spread.
- The Pelicans’ ATS record as 2.5-point underdogs or greater is 12-16.
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Pick OU:
Over (225.5)
- In 21 of 40 games this season, the Mavericks and their opponents have combined to total more than 225.5 points.
- The Pelicans have combined with their opponent to score more than 225.5 points in 22 of 41 games this season.
- The average point total in Dallas’ matchups this year is 228.3, 2.8 more points than this game’s over/under.
- New Orleans has had an average of 224.1 points scored in its games so far this season, 1.4 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
- The Mavericks are the eighth-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Pelicans have scored the 14th-most points.
- This outing features the NBA’s 29th-ranked (Pelicans) and 17th-ranked (Mavericks) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Mavericks (-140)
- The Mavericks have won 15, or 68.2%, of the 22 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Pelicans have been underdogs in 31 games this season and have come away with the win five times (16.1%) in those contests.
- Dallas has a record of 14-7, a 66.7% win rate, when it’s favored by -140 or more by bookmakers this season.
- This year, New Orleans has won two of 27 games when listed as at least +115 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.3% chance of a victory for the Mavericks.
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