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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 Mavericks as -7.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
Last time out for Dallas, they were a 124-95 loser as they battled the Celtics at home. The Mavericks failed to cover in the match as a +3-point underdog, while 219 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
New Orleans was a 108-102 loser in its last match at home against the Nets. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 210 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New Orleans's last 12 games
Dallas:
Team record: 16-16 SU,11-19-2 ATS
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Next up:
New Orleans at Washington Monday, January 9
Dallas at Oklahoma City Sunday, January 8