Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/12/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The Dallas Mavericks (6-2) are en route to Smoothie King Center on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (4-4).

The Mavericks took the court against the Raptors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-116 in their last contest. Dallas walked away from the game with a 47.6% FG percentage (40 of 84) and made 17 of their 41 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mavericks made 19 of 31 attempts for a rate of 61.3%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 25 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of the defense, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 49.5% from the field on 49 out of 99 shooting. Toronto totaled 27 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. On top of that, Toronto pulled down 50 boards (15 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. Toronto finished the contest at 66.7% from the charity stripe by burying 18 of 27 shots. They also made 11 out of their 36 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Mavericks finished with 21 and the Raptors totaled 25 fouls.

Luka Doncic is a player who was a factor in this matchup. He left the arena with 31 points on 11 of 26 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and also grabbed 7 boards. Doncic shot 42.3% from the field and also dished out 8 dimes.

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Dallas heads into this game with a record of 6-2 on the year. They cough up possession 13.5 times per game and as a team are committing 17.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Dallas is grabbing 41.4 boards per game and has 195 assists this season, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing. The Mavericks are hitting 39.7% on shots from beyond the arc (136 of 343) and 73.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 120.1 points per game (4th in basketball) while shooting 48.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 23.4 personal fouls. They are 25th in the league in allowing assists with 221 surrendered for the year. The Mavericks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 49.1% (362 of 738) and they surrender 45.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 35.8% from 3-point land and they rank 20th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (115.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pelicans went home defeated by a final of 122-101 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Pelicans earned 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 17 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Timberwolves were called for 23 personal fouls for this contest which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to knock down 21 of those for a percentage of 95.5%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, New Orleans converted 8 of 28 attempts (28.6%). Overall, the Pelicans went 36 for 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.7%. The Pelicans permitted the Timberwolves to convert 45 of 82 tries from the floor which left them shooting 54.9% for the matchup. They finished 40.5% from three-point range by connecting on 15 of 37 and finished the game at 17 out of 24 at the charity stripe (70.8%). When discussing rebounds, New Orleans permitted Minnesota to grab 48 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Brandon Ingram ended up being a factor for the Pelicans in this contest. Ingram had 24 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and tallied 6 assists in this matchup. He made 11 out of 25 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 44.0%, and added 3 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 4-4 this year. As an offense, the Pelicans are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the NBA. New Orleans has earned 866 points so far this year (108.3 per contest) and they snag 42.6 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 23.3 times per game (26th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per contest. The Pelicans are responsible for committing 19.4 fouls every game and they connect on 75.8% from the free throw line.

The New Orleans defense allows 31.6% on 3-pointers (98 of 310) and opponents are knocking down 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 27.3 assists and 50.3 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 23rd and 30th in the league. The Pelicans are ranked 19th in basketball in PPG allowed with 115.3. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (17th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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