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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Dallas Mavericks

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the New Orleans Pelicans and the Dallas Mavericks meet at American Airlines Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -9-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 211.5.

Dallas won its last outing, a 107-104 result against the Celtics on November 06. The Mavericks failed to cover in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 211 combined points took the game PUSH the total.

The Pelicans were a 126-85 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Warriors. They failed to cover the +9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (211) made winners of UNDER bettors.

New Orleans:
Team record: 1-9 SU,4-6 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 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 6 of New Orleans's last 8 games

Dallas:
Team record: 6-3 SU,2-7 ATS
Dallas is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 13 games

Next up:
New Orleans home to Oklahoma City Wednesday, November 10
Dallas at Chicago Wednesday, November 10