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Dallas Mavericks vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Dallas Mavericks and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -2.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 233.5.
The Pelicans were a 123-108 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Kings. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (231) made winners of UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Dallas was a 120-116 winner at home against the Jazz. They failed to cover the -11-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (236) was profitable news for PUSH bettors.
Dallas:
Team record: 34-32 SU,23-40-3 ATS
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 10 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 31-34 SU,29-35-1 ATS
New Orleans is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games
Next up:
Dallas at Memphis Saturday, March 11
New Orleans home to Oklahoma City Saturday, March 11