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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Dallas Mavericks

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Dallas Mavericks will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at American Airlines Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -6.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 236.

Dallas was a 109-107 loser in its last match on the road against the Bulls. They failed to cover the -7-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 216 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

In their last action, New Orleans was a 139-134 loser at home against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the -11-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (273) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

New Orleans:
Team record: 26-35 SU,30-29-2 ATS
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 10 games
New Orleans is 6-2-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road

Dallas:
Team record: 37-25 SU,33-26-3 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Dallas's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 6-11-1 ATS in its last 18 games at home

Next up:
New Orleans home to Miami Friday, March 6
Dallas home to Memphis Friday, March 6