NBA Best Bets: Pelicans vs. Mavericks 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 road games in a row. The Pelicans are favored by just 1.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Wednesday’s game, before you make a wager on this matchup?
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Pelicans vs. Mavericks 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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Pelicans vs. Mavericks Best Bets
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Yves Missi Over 8.5 PTS
- Yves Missi’s nine points per game average is 0.5 points more than Wednesday’s over/under.
- Missi has hit the over 16 times on a points prop this season (in 39 tries).
- The Pelicans are the NBA’s 26th-ranked scoring squad (108 points per game), while the Mavericks are 14th in points conceded (112 per game).
- When New Orleans totals more than 112 points, its record is 6-7.
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Pick ATS: Mavericks (+ 1.5)
- New Orleans is 17-24-0 against the spread this season.
- Dallas has beaten the spread 20 times in 40 games.
- The Pelicans’ ATS record as 1.5-point favorites or more is 3-7.
- The Mavericks’ ATS record as 1.5-point underdogs or greater is 8-10.
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Pick OU:
Over (221.5)
- The Pelicans and their opponents have combined to score more than 221.5 points in 25 of 41 games this season.
- The Mavericks have played 24 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 221.5 points.
- New Orleans has an average point total of 224.1 in its contests this year, 2.6 more points than this game’s over/under.
- Dallas’ average game total this season has been 228.3, 6.8 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- The Mavericks are the NBA’s eighth-highest scoring team this season compared to the 14th-ranked Pelicans.
- The Pelicans are the NBA’s 29th-ranked scoring defense while the Mavericks are the 17th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Mavericks (-105)
- The Pelicans have won four of the 10 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Mavericks have been chosen as underdogs in 17 games this year and have walked away with the win seven times (41.2%) in those games.
- This season, New Orleans has won four of its 10 games, or 40%, when favored by at least -115 on the moneyline.
- This season, Dallas has come away with a win six times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Pelicans, based on the moneyline, is 53.5%.
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