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Dallas Mavericks vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Dallas Mavericks at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -4-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 231.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 107-104 loser as they battled the Thunder at home. The Pelicans failed to cover in the match as a -2.5-point favorite, while 211 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Dallas was a 114-100 winner on the road against the Lakers. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (214) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Dallas:
Team record: 13-6 SU,11-8 ATS
Dallas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Dallas's last 18 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 6-14 SU,9-11 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans's last 13 games
Next up:
Dallas home to Minnesota Wednesday, December 4
New Orleans home to Phoenix Thursday, December 5