The Dallas Mavericks (1-1) square off against the New Orleans Pelicans (2-1) Tuesday at Smoothie King Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Mavericks vs. Pelicans odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Mavericks bounced back in a big way following a season-opening loss by taking down the Memphis Grizzlies 137-96 Saturday, covering as 5.5-point home favorites.
It has been the G Luka Doncic and C Christian Wood show to begin the season for Dallas as they’re both averaging 25 or more points and 8 or more rebounds per game.
The Pelicans lost their 1st game of the season Sunday to the Utah Jazz 122-121 in overtime as they failed to cover as 8.5-point favorites at home. G CJ McCollum is leading the way for New Orleans with 23.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game on 48.3% shooting from the field.