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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Dallas Mavericks
The division rival New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks are set to renew hostilities on Saturday when they meet at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -1-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total opened at 233.5.
The Mavericks were a 128-124 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Knicks. They covered the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (252) made winners of OVER bettors.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 125-113 result against the Nuggets on January 12. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a +6-point underdog, while the 238 combined points took the game OVER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 23-16 SU,22-16-1 ATS
New Orleans is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 23-16 SU,22-17 ATS
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Dallas Monday, January 15