New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 1/7/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The New Orleans Pelicans are on their way to American Airlines Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Dallas Mavericks.

The Pelicans faced off with the Rockets and took home the win by a score of 119-108 in their last contest. New Orleans finished the game having earned a 46.1% field goal percentage (41 of 89) and made 14 of their 38 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 23 of 26 tries for a percentage of 88.5%. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 51 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 25 assists in this matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to go 44.3% from the field on 39 out of 88 shooting. Houston earned 25 assists and had 10 steals in this game. Additionally, Houston had 43 boards (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Houston ended up shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 27 shots. They buried 12 out of their 38 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Pelicans left the arena with 19 while the Rockets accumulated 22 fouls.

CJ McCollum is someone who was important for the matchup. He accumulated 28 points on 10 out of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes played and also totaled 1 board. McCollum finished the game shooting 47.6% from the field and earned 6 assists.

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New Orleans will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 24-14 so far this season. They have an average of 117.5 points per game (4th in the NBA) while connecting on 48.0% from the field. The Pelicans are shooting 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (434 of 1,180) and 78.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Orleans is grabbing 45.4 boards per game and is sitting with 1,002 assists for the year, which has them ranked 9th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.4 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans are able to force 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They give up 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 14th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.8). The Pelicans defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (1,575 of 3,367) and they relinquish 41.9 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 12th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 961 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Mavericks took a loss by a score of 124-95 against the Celtics. The Mavericks were able to snag 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 42 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Celtics committed 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Dallas knocked down 7 of their 32 tries (21.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Mavericks went 34 for 90 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.8%. The Mavericks allowed the Celtics to knock down 41 of their 84 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.8% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 37.2% from three-point range by going 16 out of 43 and finished the contest at 26 of 31 at the charity stripe (83.9%). When discussing rebounds, Dallas allowed Boston to get 52 in all (10 offensive).

Luka Doncic ended up being a factor for the Mavericks in this contest. He buried 7 of 23 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 30.4%, and added 9 rebounds. Doncic racked up 23 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and totaled 3 dimes in this game.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 22-17 so far this season. The Mavericks commit 21.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.8 times per contest (29th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. Dallas has earned 4,373 pts so far this season (112.1 per game) and they pull down 39.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Mavericks are shooting 46.8% from the field, which ranks them 19th in basketball.

The Mavericks are ranked 6th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 110.6. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.0% from the floor (23rd in the NBA). The Dallas defense gives up 35.6% on 3-pointers (432 of 1,212) and their opposition makes 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 23.9 dimes and 43.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 9th and 18th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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