The New Orleans Pelicans (26-26) will go up against the Dallas Mavericks (27-25) on Thursday at American Airlines Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Pelicans vs. Mavericks odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Pelicans suffered a 122-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, falling short of covering the 7-point spread. New Orleans has lost 9 games in a row.
The Mavericks won 111-105 against the Detroit Pistons on Monday despite failing to cover as 10-point favorites at home. Dallas has gone 4-6 in its last 10 games.
This is the 3rd meeting this season with the teams splitting the 1st 2 — the Pelicans winning at home by 2 and losing in Dallas by 10.
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Pelicans at Mavericks odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:01 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Pelicans +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Mavericks -180 (bet $180 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Pelicans +4.5 (-110) | Mavericks -4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 222.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Pelicans at Mavericks key injuries
Pelicans
- F Zion Williamson (hamstring) out
Mavericks
- F Maxi Kleber (hamstring) out
- F Christian Wood (thumb) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Pelicans at Mavericks picks and predictions
Prediction
Pelicans 116, Mavericks 112
Moneyline
Even though they’ve struggled to win games recently, I’ll take the PELICANS (+155) to win on the road. New Orleans might not have Williamson available, but G CJ McCollum, F Brandon Ingram, and C Jonas Valanciunas are enough to beat Dallas.
Against the spread
If you aren’t comfortable taking the moneyline, PELICANS +4.5 (-110) is what I’d wager on in this game. Despite the Mavericks looking better than the Pelicans recently, they are overly reliant on G Luka Doncic to produce gaudy numbers.
Over/Under
OVER 222.5 (-110).
This is a pace-up game for the Mavericks and both of these teams are top 15 in offensive rating this season. New Orleans and Dallas have been involved in some high-scoring affairs against each other recently.
The Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Dallas and the Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings overall.
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