New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 1/15/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Monday, January 15, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

Odds/Point Spread: New Orleans (+4)

The New Orleans Pelicans (24-16) are en route to American Airlines Center on Monday where they will play the Dallas Mavericks (23-17). Dallas opens this game as 4-point favorites. The total comes in at 230.

The Pelicans played the Mavericks and walked away with a win by a score of 118-108 in their last contest. New Orleans ended the game with a 49.4% FG percentage (39 of 79) and converted 12 of their 30 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans knocked down 28 of their 37 attempts for a rate of 75.7%. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 44 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 29 assists for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 45.1% from the field on 37 out of 82 shooting. Dallas distributed 23 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Dallas grabbed 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Dallas finished 95.0% at the charity stripe by making 19 of their 20 tries. They also made 15 of their 41 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up with 20 while the Mavericks totaled 25 personal fouls.

Jordan Hawkins is someone who played a role for this game. Hawkins went 57.9% from the field and also recorded 4 dimes. He played for 37 mins played and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 34 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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New Orleans enters this contest with a record of 24-16 on the year. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.5 fouls every game. As a team, New Orleans is pulling down 44.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,076 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 9th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pelicans are shooting 38.3% on three-point shots (479 of 1,251) and 76.6% from the free throw line. They average 116.4 points per outing (12th in the league) while hitting 48.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans are able to force 14.5 turnovers every game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.9% on shots from distance and they rank 10th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.7). The Pelicans defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (1,623 of 3,521) and they surrender 42.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,073 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the Mavericks took a loss by a final score of 118-108 against the Pelicans. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Dallas allowed New Orleans to get 44 in all (14 on the offensive glass). They shot 40.0% from beyond the arc by going 12 of 30 and ended up shooting 28 out of 37 at the charity stripe (75.7%). The Mavericks allowed the Pelicans to bury 39 out of their 79 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.4% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Mavericks ended up going 37 for 82 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.1%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Dallas made 15 out of 41 attempts (36.6%). They were able to convert 19 of them for a clip of 95.0%. The Pelicans committed 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for 20 tries. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Mavericks were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for this contest.

Kyrie Irving ended up being a major contributor for the Mavericks in this contest. He made 12 out of 27 for the game for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and earned 5 rebounds. Irving accumulated 33 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and earned 6 assists for the matchup.

Dallas has a mark of 23-17 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Mavericks are shooting 47.2% from the field, which is 16th in basketball. Dallas has accounted for 4,741 points on the year (118.5 per game) and they snag 41.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 25.3 times per contest (23rd in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per contest. The Mavericks are committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 75.6% from the free throw line.

The Dallas defense concedes 36.5% from downtown (532 of 1,459) and their opposition knocks down 76.4% of their free throw shots. They allow 27.3 dimes and 46.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 22nd and 29th in the NBA. The Mavericks on the defensive side of the court are 19th in basketball in points given up per game with 117.1. They are forcing 14.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (20th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans (+4)

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