Southwest Division rivals square off when the Dallas Mavericks (34-32) travel to face the New Orleans Pelicans (31-34) at Smoothie King Center, beginning at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. It’s the fourth matchup between the squads this season.
The Mavericks are just a 2-point favorite against the Pelicans when the Mavericks and Pelicans play in a game projected to be a close one. The matchup features an over/under of 230.
Mavericks vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
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- Spread: Dallas -2
- Total: 230
- Moneyline: Dallas -131, New Orleans +110
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Mavericks at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 2)
- Pick OU:
Under (230)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 115 – Mavericks 113
Moneyline
- Dallas has been victorious in 28, or 62.2%, of the 45 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season, Dallas has come away with a win 26 times in 42 chances when named as a favorite of at least -131 or shorter on the moneyline.
- Dallas has an implied victory probability of 56.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- New Orleans has won 31.4% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (11-24).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer, New Orleans has a record of 7-23 (23.3%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, New Orleans has an implied win probability of 47.6%.
Against the spread
- The Mavericks record 114.1 points per game, only 0.5 more points than the 113.6 the Pelicans give up.
- Dallas has a 17-16-1 record against the spread and a 23-11 record overall when scoring more than 113.6 points.
- New Orleans has a 23-10-1 record against the spread and a 24-10 record overall when giving up fewer than 114.1 points.
- The Pelicans score an average of 114.1 points per game, just 0.9 more points than the 113.2 the Mavericks allow.
- New Orleans has put together a 22-11 ATS record and a 24-9 overall record in games it scores more than 113.2 points.
- Dallas’ record is 15-20-3 against the spread and 24-14 overall when it allows fewer than 114.1 points.
- The Mavericks are at the 16th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (114.1 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the 16th-fewest points per game (113.6) in the league.
- The 16th-ranked scoring NBA team (114.1 PPG) is New Orleans, while the Dallas squad ranks 14th in the league defensively (113.2 PPG).
- The Mavericks have out-scored their opponents by a total of 57 points this season (0.9 points per game on average), and the Pelicans have put up 35 more points than their opponents on the year (0.5 per game).
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- Dallas’ average implied point total this year is 1.0 fewer point than its implied total in Wednesday’s game (115.0 implied points on average compared to 116 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Dallas has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (116) 30 times.
- The 116.9-point average implied total on the season for New Orleans is 2.9 more points than the team’s 114-point implied total in this matchup.
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How to watch Mavericks vs. Pelicans
- Game Day: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, BSNO, and BSSW
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Livestream: Watch on fuboTV!
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