The New Orleans Pelicans (0-5) seek their first win when they meet the Dallas Mavericks (2-3) at the American Airlines Center. Action begins at 8:30 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 7 and can be seen on FSW and FSN.
The Mavericks are hoping for a better outcome after their 108-94 loss to the Hornets on Thursday. Despite the loss, Zaza Pachulia earned his third double-double this season with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Pelicans, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 121-115 loss against the Hawks on Friday. New Orleans still lost despite the best efforts of Anthony Davis, who recorded his third double-double of the season with 43 points and 10 rebounds.
The Mavericks are a five-point favorite against New Orleans and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 207 points. The Mavericks have the same record (2-3) both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS). Dallas is one of the most disciplined teams in the league with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.88. Teams usually don’t get many offensive rebounds against the Mavericks, who are one of the top defensive rebounding teams in the league with an average of 38.0 defensive rebounds per game.
As for their opponent, the Pelicans are clearly doing something wrong with a 0-5 record SU and ATS so far.
The divisional foes meet for what will be their first head-to-head battle of the season. Dallas won the last game in the matchup, bumping its SU record to 9-1 over the Pelicans in their last 10 meetings. With a 7-3 record, the Mavericks also have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Dal, ATS Winner – Dal, O/U – Under
Notes
Dallas is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas’s last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Dallas’s last 16 games.
Dallas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games.
Dallas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas’s last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas’s last 6 games when playing New Orleans.
Dallas is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing New Orleans.
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Dallas’s last 23 games when playing at home against New Orleans.
New Orleans is 3-5-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Dallas.
On average, New Orleans scores 103.6 points per game (ranked seventh). Dallas ranks 15th in points allowed per game with 100.4.
New Orleans ranks 28th in points per away game with 94.5 points, while Dallas ranks 22nd in points allowed at home with 105.0.
The Mavericks are winless (0-3) this season when they allow at least 100 points. However, the Pelicans are also winless (0-2) when they hit triple digits.
The Pelicans have a defensive rating of 112.6 (ranked 30th). The Mavericks rank 22nd for their offensive rating of 98.2.
New Orleans beats Dallas in both possessions per game and points per possession. The Pelicans average 104.9 possessions and .988 points per possession, while the Mavericks average 99.2 possessions with .982 points per possession.
Dallas averages an effective field goal percentage of 45.8%. New Orleans has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-5).
Dallas makes an average of 22.2 assists per game (ranked 10th). New Orleans ranks higher in assists with 23.0 (ranked seventh).
Dallas makes an average of 2.8 blocks per game (ranked 30th). New Orleans ranks higher in blocks with 5.0 (ranked 16th).
Dallas is ranked 21st in offensive rebounding. New Orleans ranks 27th in defensive rebounds.
The New Orleans Pelicans average 8.2 steals per game (ranked 10th). The Dallas Mavericks have a losing 1-2 record when they allow at least 8 steals.
