Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (+3)

Smoothie King Center is the location where the New Orleans Pelicans (4-6) will play the Dallas Mavericks (8-2) on Tuesday. Dallas is 3-point dogs. The betting total is set at 222.

The Mavericks faced off with the Pelicans and walked away with a win by a score of 136-124 in their last game. Dallas walked away from the contest with a 49.0% field goal percentage (50 of 102) and converted 20 of their 53 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks converted 16 of 21 tries for a rate of 76.2%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled 42 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 29 assists in this game while forcing 18 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to defending, Dallas let their opponent shoot 51.1% from the floor on 47 out of 92 shooting. New Orleans recorded 31 assists and had 2 steals for this contest. Furthermore, New Orleans collected 54 rebounds (13 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 6 blocks. New Orleans ended up shooting 59.1% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of 22 tries. They also made 17 of their 36 shots from downtown. With respect to personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 19 while the Pelicans totaled 20 personal fouls.

Kyrie Irving is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. Irving ended up going 65.0% from the field and earned 7 assists. He played 29 minutes and also snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 35 points on 13 of 20 shooting.

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Dallas enters this game with a win-loss mark of 8-2 so far this year. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Dallas is snagging 41.4 boards per game and has accumulated 254 dimes so far this season, which ranks 9th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Mavericks are hitting 40.0% on shots from beyond the arc (175 of 438) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 124.1 points per contest (2nd in the league) while shooting 48.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Mavericks are forcing 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 23.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 24th in the NBA in opponents PPG (117.6). The Mavericks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 49.2% (452 of 918) and they surrender 46.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 28th in the NBA in allowing assists with 273 conceded so far this year.

For their last game, the Pelicans took a loss by a final score of 136-124 when they played the Mavericks. The Pelicans were able to snag 41 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 54 for the contest. They turned it over 18 times, while getting 2 steals in this matchup. The Mavericks were called for 19 personal fouls for the game which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 59.1%. When discussing shooting from downtown, New Orleans made 17 out of 36 tries (47.2%). Overall, the Pelicans shot 47 for 92 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.1%. The Pelicans allowed the Mavericks to make 50 of their 102 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.0% in the matchup. They went 37.7% from beyond the arc by connecting on 20 out of 53 and finished the game at 16 out of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). Concerning rebounds, New Orleans allowed Dallas to grab 42 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Brandon Ingram was important for the Pelicans in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 17 in this game for a rate of 52.9%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Ingram totaled 20 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 dimes for this game.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 4-6 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pelicans are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 24th in the NBA. New Orleans has scored 1,091 points for the campaign (109.1 per game) and they pull in 44.4 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.9 times per contest (27th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest. The Pelicans are committing 20.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.0% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in basketball in points allowed per contest with 116.2. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (16th in the NBA). The New Orleans defense gives up 32.2% from downtown (128 of 398) and their opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 26.7 dimes and 48.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 21st and 29th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans (-3)

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