New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 11/19/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

American Airlines Center is the location where the Dallas Mavericks (7-7) will compete against the New Orleans Pelicans (4-10) on Tuesday.

The Pelicans faced off with the Lakers and took a loss by a final of 104-99 in their last game. New Orleans finished the contest with a 42.2% FG percentage (35 of 83) and knocked down 11 out of their 29 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 18 of 23 shots for a rate of 78.3%. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 50 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to defending, New Orleans allowed their opponent to shoot 43.8% from the field on 39 of 89 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 24 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. Furthermore, Los Angeles totaled 43 boards (17 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished the game at 77.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of their 18 shots. They knocked down 12 out of their 40 attempts from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up with 19 while the Lakers racked up 14 personal fouls.

Brandon Ingram is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. Ingram ended up going 47.8% from the floor and earned 8 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up with 32 points on 11 of 23 shooting.

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New Orleans heads into this matchup with a record of 4-10 for the season. They are turning it over 15.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling in 43.9 boards per game and has totaled 335 dimes this season, which is 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Pelicans are shooting 34.7% from downtown (156 of 449) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. They average 104.6 points per contest (29th in the league) while hitting 43.8% from the field.

On defense, the Pelicans are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are surrendering 37.3% on 3-point shots and they are 17th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.3). The Pelicans defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.2% (599 of 1,244) and they surrender 41.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 28th in the league in giving up assists with 383 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Mavericks walked away with a victory by a final of 121-119 against the Thunder. Regarding rebounding, Dallas allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 29 overall (7 offensive). They went 33.3% from downtown by going 14 of 42 and ended up going 19 out of 25 at the free throw line (76.0%). The Mavericks permitted the Thunder to convert 43 of their 87 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 49.4% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Mavericks went 40 for 84 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.6%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Dallas buried 11 out of their 27 tries (40.7%). They were able to bury 30 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 83.3%. The Thunder were called for 25 personal fouls in this contest which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 36 attempts. They turned it over 16 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Mavericks snagged 35 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards for a total of 53 in this game.

P.J. Washington was important for the Mavericks for this game. He converted 7 of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and had 17 rebounds. Washington tallied 27 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the contest.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 7-7 for the year. The Mavericks have committed 21.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.1 times per game (19th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. Dallas has tallied 1,602 pts this year (114.4 per game) and they collect 44.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Mavericks are shooting 47.8% from the field, which ranks 6th in the NBA.

The Mavericks on defense are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG given up with 110.6. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (7th in the NBA). The Dallas defense surrenders 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (177 of 523) and opponents are connecting on 73.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 26.6 dimes and 44.8 boards per game, which is ranked 22nd and 21st in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas and under the total points

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