Southwest Division rivals meet when the Dallas Mavericks (23-17) welcome in the New Orleans Pelicans (24-16) at American Airlines Center, beginning at 2:30 PM ET on Monday, January 15, 2024. It’s the fourth matchup between the teams this year.
The Mavericks head into their game as a 3.5-point favorite against the Pelicans.
Mavericks vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
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- Spread: Dallas -3.5
- Moneyline: Dallas -162, New Orleans +136
Pelicans at Mavericks odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 3.5)
- Prediction: –
Pelicans 117 – Mavericks 116
- Dallas has won 17, or 68%, of the 25 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- This season, Dallas has come away with a win 12 times in 19 chances when named as a favorite of at least -162 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Dallas has a 61.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- New Orleans has been the underdog on the moneyline 20 total times this season. NOLA has finished 12-8 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +136 or longer, New Orleans has a record of 6-4 (60%).
- New Orleans has an implied moneyline win probability of 42.4% in this game.
- The 118.5 points per game the Mavericks average are 6.8 more points than the Pelicans give up (111.7).
- Dallas has a 20-7 record against the spread and a 22-5 record overall when scoring more than 111.7 points.
- New Orleans is 15-2 against the spread and 14-3 overall when it scores more than 117.1 points.
- Dallas is 12-3 against the spread and 12-3 overall when it gives up fewer than 116.4 points.
- The Mavericks are the NBA’s seventh-ranked scoring team (118.5 PPG), while the Pelicans rank 10th in points per game allowed (111.7) in the league.
- New Orleans’ squad is currently the 11th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (116.4 PPG), while Dallas’ team is 19th in points allowed per game (117.1).
- The Mavericks have out-scored their opponents by a total of 58 points this season (1.4 points per game on average), and the Pelicans have put up 188 more points than their opponents on the year (4.7 per game).
How to watch Mavericks vs. Pelicans
- Game Day: Monday, January 15, 2024
- Game Time: 2:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSSW and BSNO
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- Arena: American Airlines Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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