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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Dallas Mavericks
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the New Orleans Pelicans and the Dallas Mavericks meet at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -8.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
Dallas won its last outing, a 139-107 result against the Pelicans on December 01. The Mavericks covered in that game as a -4.5-point favorite, while the 246 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Pelicans were a 139-107 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (246) made winners of OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 6-18 SU,10-14 ATS
New Orleans is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
New Orleans is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 11-9 SU,9-11 ATS
Dallas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Dallas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 10 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Houston Sunday, December 5
Dallas home to Memphis Saturday, December 4