The New Orleans Pelicans (13-42) visit the Dallas Mavericks (30-26) after losing seven road games in a row. The Mavericks are favored by 5.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 8:30 PM ET on Friday, February 21, 2025.

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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, February 21, 2025
• Time: 8:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: KFAA and Gulf Coast Sports
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Dallas, Texas
• Venue: American Airlines Center

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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Mavericks 122 – Pelicans 108

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Spread & Total Prediction for Mavericks vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Mavericks (- 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Mavericks (-13.8)
• Pick OU:

  Under (237.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 229.6

• The Pelicans (23-32-0 ATS) have covered the spread 53.6% of the time, 11.8% less often than the Mavericks (30-26-0) this year.
• Dallas covers the spread when it is a 5.5-point favorite or more 62.5% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 5.5 or more (38.7%).
• When it comes to eclipsing the point total in 2024-25, Dallas does it less often (53.6% of the time) than New Orleans (58.2%).
• The Mavericks have a .667 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (18-9) this season, higher than the .150 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (6-34).

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Mavericks Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Mavericks are putting up 115.7 points per game (11th-ranked in league). They are ceding 113.5 points per contest on defense (17th-ranked).
• Dallas is 15th in the NBA with 44.3 boards per game so far this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 16th with 44.5 rebounds allowed per game.
• The Mavericks are averaging 25.3 dimes per game, which ranks them 19th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Dallas is committing 13.5 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in league). It is forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest (21st-ranked).
• With 13.1 treys per game, the Mavericks rank 15th in the NBA. They sport a 37.2% shooting percentage from beyond the arc, which ranks eighth in the league.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• On offense the Pelicans are the 22nd-ranked squad in the league (110.6 points per game). Defensively they are fourth-worst (119.4 points conceded per game).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the league in rebounds (42.8 per game) and third-worst in rebounds conceded (46.7).
• The Pelicans are 19th in the NBA in assists (25.3 per game) in 2024-25.
• At 13.6 turnovers committed per game and 13.7 turnovers forced, New Orleans is 18th and 15th in the league, respectively.
• The Pelicans make 12.4 3-pointers per game and shoot 35% from beyond the arc, ranking 22nd and 19th, respectively, in the league.

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