NBA Best Bets: Mavericks vs. Pelicans Picks for January 29
Published 9:33 pm Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-35) are 3.5-point underdogs as they look to continue a three-game home win streak when they take on the Dallas Mavericks (25-22) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports, KFAA, and WFAA.
Our computer predictions for Wednesday’s game can assist you in making an informed wager using the best bets out there.
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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
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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Mavericks (- 3.5)
- Against the spread, Dallas is 24-23-0 this year.
- New Orleans has beaten the spread 19 times in 47 games.
- Against the spread as 3.5-point favorites or more, the Mavericks are 12-10.
- The Pelicans have an ATS record of 11-17 as 3.5-point underdogs or greater.
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Pick OU:
Under (231.5)
- The Mavericks’ 47 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 231.5 points 20 times.
- The Pelicans have played 19 games this season that have gone over 231.5 combined points scored.
- The average point total in Dallas’ games this season is 227.5, four points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- New Orleans has had an average of 225.1 points scored in its games so far this season, 6.4 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
- The Pelicans are the league’s 14th-highest scoring team this season compared to the seventh-ranked Mavericks.
- 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 been underdogs in 32 games this season and have come away with the win five times (15.6%) in those contests.
- Dallas has a record of 15-7, a 68.2% win rate, when it’s favored by -155 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- This year, New Orleans has won two of 28 games when listed as at least +125 or better on the moneyline.
- The Mavericks have a 60.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
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