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2023 NBA Handicapping
(24-15) New Orleans Pelicans vs. Dallas Mavericks (22-17)
Date: Saturday, January 7th
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
NBA Moneyline Odds: Pelicans +240 | Mavericks -260 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Mavericks -7.5
NBA Betting Total: 225
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Saturday, January 7th features the New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks playing the second of four scheduled meetings. New Orleans won the initial match 113-111 on October 25th.
Dallas will host again on February 2nd while New Orleans will host the final meeting between the clubs on March 8th.
The Pelicans are completing a back-to-back set having played the Nets on Friday while the Mavericks lost 95-124 to the Celtics on Thursday.
Last season, the squads played four times with the Mavericks winning three of the four contests. The Mavericks hold the advantage all-time winning 50 of the 75 matches versus the Pelicans.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Friday evening, January 6th. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Saturday, January 7th.
New Orleans Pelicans
This game marks the start of a five-game road trip for the Pels that will head East to Washington, Boston, Detroit, and Cleveland. Then they’ll return home for a solo match (Heat) and hit the road again for the Florida duo (Orlando, Miami).
CJ McCollum has to take the reigns with Zion Willamson and Brandon Ingram out injured. On the season he’s averaging 20.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6,0 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.
McCollum gets to the line 2.6 times per game shooting 81.6 percent. He’s taking 18.0 field goal attempts per match hitting 42.4 percent and 7.3 long balls connecting with 39.5 percent efficiency.
Offensively, the Pelicans rank fourth for scoring averaging 117.5 points per game while shooting 48.0% from the field and 36.8% from the perimeter ranking eighth and 11th respectively.
Defensively, the Pelicans allow opponents to score 112.8 points per game, ranking 14th. New Orleans holds their opponents to 46.8% from the field ranking 11th and boasts the second-best perimeter ranking of 33.6%.
The injury report for this match won’t be available until after the Friday game but entering that match Larry Nance (neck) and Willy Hernangomez (ankle) were questionable. Check back for an update after the game.
Zion Williamson (hamstring), Brandon Ingram (toe), and E.J. Liddell (knee) are out.
Dallas Mavericks
So, the Kemba Walker experiment didn’t last very long which begs the question if Dallas waiving him is a sign the front office is setting up for an impending move.
Keep your eyes on the Raptors who have a Brunson-Esque style replacement in Fred VanVleet and would fit the specific needs/identity the Mavs are looking for.
After this game, the Mavs will hit the road for a five-game trip traveling to Oklahoma City, LA (to play both LA teams) and finish with a baseball set in Portland.
The Mavericks score 112.1 points per game ranking 20th overall. As for their efficiency, they shoot 46.8% from the field and 35.6%.from the perimeter ranking 23rd and 13th respectively.
On defense, the Mavs rank sixth for opponent scoring allowing 110.6 points per game with foes shooting 48.0% from the field and 35.6% from the perimeter ranking 23rd and 15th respectively.
Dorian Finney-Smith (right adductor strain), Josh Green (elbow sprain), Maxi Kleber (hamstring tear), and Kemba Walker (knee/injury recovery) are out
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Pelicans are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games.
- Over is 4-0 in Mavericks’ last 4 vs. a team with a winning straight-up record.
- Over is 4-1 in the Pelicans’ last 5 road games.
- Over is 4-1 in Mavericks’ last 5 games playing on 1 day’s rest.
Free New Orleans Pelicans vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Prediction:
Both clubs are limping into this match missing starters and core contributors, however, Dallas has the best player on the hardwood and while they’ll be on the road they have the rest advantage with Doncic having sat the entire fourth quarter versus Boston too.
Luka will be specifically laser-focused to capitalize on the advantage of the Pels not having Zion, Ingram, and others like Nance who would spend time specifically on him but I still like the Pels to keep it closer than seven points.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Pelicans +7.5
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