Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-35) host the Dallas Mavericks (25-22) at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday.

The Mavericks played the Wizards and walked away with a win by a score of 130-108 in their last game. Dallas finished with a 53.3% field goal percentage (49 of 92) and made 20 out of their 45 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mavericks made 12 of their 17 shots for a rate of 70.6%. Regarding rebounding, they collected 51 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 39 dimes in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to defense, Dallas allowed 41.6% from the field on 42 out of 101 shooting. Washington doled out 23 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. In addition, Washington collected 45 rebounds (14 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Washington ended up going 76.5% from the charity stripe by making 13 of 17 tries. They also converted 11 out of their 37 shots from distance. When discussing fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 20 and the Wizards accumulated 15 fouls.

Klay Thompson is a player who was a factor for this contest. He finished with 23 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He played 24 minutes and grabbed 3 boards. Thompson shot 53.3% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists.

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Dallas will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 25-22 so far this season. They average 115.4 points per contest (11th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.8% from the field. The Mavericks are shooting 37.0% on 3-point shots (612 of 1,653) and 77.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Dallas is collecting 44.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,185 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.4 times per game and as a team they commit 19.1 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.0% from 3-point land and they are 11th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.1). The Mavericks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.2% (1,929 of 4,268) and they relinquish 44.6 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 23rd in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,236 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Pelicans took a loss by a score of 113-104 when they played the Raptors. The Pelicans were able to snag 40 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in this matchup. They coughed it up 13 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. The Raptors were called for 24 fouls for this contest which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 30 shots. They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 66.7%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, New Orleans made 6 of their 28 tries (21.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pelicans finished 39 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.8%. The Pelicans permitted the Raptors to knock down 43 out of their 100 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.0% in the matchup. They finished shooting 27.3% from distance by going 9 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). In relation to rebounds, New Orleans allowed Toronto to pull down 54 in all (13 offensive).

Zion Williamson ended up having an impact for the Pelicans in this matchup. Williamson earned 31 points in his 27 mins of playing time and added 2 assists for this contest. He knocked down 13 out of 18 in this game for a field goal rate of 72.2%, and had 7 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 12-35 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Pelicans are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which is 26th in basketball. New Orleans has accumulated 5,128 pts on the year (109.1 per contest) and they average 43.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.2 times per contest (20th in the league) and they turn it over 14.4 times per game. The Pelicans have committed 18.2 fouls per contest and they go 76.3% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans on defense are ranked 26th in the league in PPG surrendered with 117.7. They have forced 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (28th in the league). The New Orleans defense surrenders 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (662 of 1,824) and their opponents are knocking down 79.3% of their foul shots. They concede 28.3 dimes and 46.4 total boards per game, which ranks them 25th and 28th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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