Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 2/17/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The New Orleans Pelicans (23-35) will try to defeat the Dallas Mavericks (34-24) at Smoothie King Center on Thursday.

The Mavericks played the Heat and earned the victory with a final of 107-99 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 26 while the Heat racked up 12 fouls. They converted 7 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. Miami walked away from this one shooting 81.5% from the free throw line by converting 22 of 27 shots. Moreover, Miami collected 33 boards (15 offensive, 18 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Miami distributed 48 dimes and had 19 steals for the game. When discussing defending, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 41.7% from the field on 35 of 84 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists for the contest as well as forcing 2 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 38 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Mavericks made 21 of their 33 attempts for a rate of 63.6%. Dallas finished having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (34 out of 76) and knocked down 18 out of their 41 3-point shots.

Maxi Kleber is one guy who was a factor in the game. He ended up with 19 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes played and also snagged 6 boards. Kleber finished the game at 50.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Dallas enters this one with a record of 34-24 so far this season. They are averaging 106.3 pts per game (24th in the league) while connecting on 45.3% from the floor. The Mavericks are connecting on 34.0% on shots from distance (729 of 2,141) and 76.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Dallas is pulling down 43.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,380 assists on the season, which ranks 19th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.6 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Mavericks are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.4% on 3-point shots while they are 2nd in the league in PPG allowed (103.0). The Mavericks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (2,239 of 4,935) and they relinquish 44.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 10th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,350 surrendered for the season.

For their last game, the Pelicans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 121-109 against the Grizzlies. The Pelicans collected 23 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Grizzlies committed 12 fouls for the game which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.0%. In terms of 3-pointers, New Orleans converted 4 out of 26 attempts (15.4%). When all was said and done, the Pelicans walked away from this one shooting 44 for 88 from the floor which had them at 50.0%. The Pelicans permitted the Grizzlies to knock down 47 of 94 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.0% in this game. They went 29.4% from three-point range by going 10 of 34 and ended up shooting 17 out of 27 from the charity stripe (63.0%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, New Orleans allowed Memphis to get 31 in all (18 on the offensive side).

CJ McCollum ended up being important for the Pelicans in the matchup. He buried 12 of 25 for this contest giving him a rate of 48.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. McCollum scored 30 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accounted for 7 dimes for the matchup.

New Orleans has a record of 23-35 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pelicans are shooting 44.6% from the field, which ranks them 25th in basketball. New Orleans has earned 6,156 pts for the campaign (106.1 per game) and they collect 45.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.7 times per game (11th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per contest. The Pelicans have committed 19.8 fouls per game while shooting 79.6% from the charity stripe.

The New Orleans defense allows 36.2% on 3-pointers (741 of 2,047) and their opposition knocks down 78.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 24.0 assists and 42.4 boards per contest, which has them ranked 14th and 3rd in the league. The Pelicans are ranked 15th in the league in points per game surrendered with 109.3. They are able to force 13.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (21st in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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