Who’s playing
Dallas Mavericks @ New Orleans Pelicans
Current records: Dallas 22-18, New Orleans 9-32
How to watch
- When: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
- Or: Smoothie King Center – New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: Gulf Coast Sports
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $1.00
What you need to know
The Mavericks have played four games at home but will have to dust off their road jerseys soon. They and the New Orleans Pelicans will face off Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET at the Smoothie King Center without much rest after finishing games yesterday. The Mavericks are expected to win (but not by much), so they better bring their A-game in this one.
The Mavericks head into the competition after suffering their biggest defeat on Tuesday since December 19, 2024. They suffered a dismal 118-99 loss to the Nuggets. Dallas was in a tough spot after the first half, already up 71-45.
Meanwhile, the Pelicans didn’t have much breathing room in their game against the Bulls on Tuesday, but they still came away with a 119-113 victory.
Trey Murphy III stood out offensively in the game by collecting 32 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. He continues to roll, beating his previous point total in each of the last three games he has played.
Dallas hasn’t been great recently as the team has lost seven of its last nine games, which significantly dented its 22-18 record this season. As for New Orleans, their victory brought their record to 9-32.
It was all rosy for the Mavericks against the Pelicans in their previous meeting in November 2024, as the team took a 132-91 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mavericks since the team won’t have home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change of location makes a difference.
Odds
Dallas is a slight favorite with 2.5 points against New Orleans, according to the latest NBA Odds.
The line drifted a bit toward the Mavericks, as the game opened with the Mavericks as 1-point favorites.
The over/under is 225.5 points.
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History of the series
Dallas has won 6 of its last 10 games against New Orleans.
- November 19, 2024 – Dallas 132 vs. New Orleans 91
- January 15, 2024 – Dallas 125 vs. New Orleans 120
- January 13, 2024 – New Orleans 118 vs. Dallas 108
- November 14, 2023 – New Orleans 131 vs. Dallas 110
- November 12, 2023 – Dallas 136 vs. New Orleans 124
- March 8, 2023 – New Orleans 113 vs. Dallas 106
- February 2, 2023 – Dallas 111 vs. New Orleans 106
- January 7, 2023 – Dallas 127 vs. New Orleans 117
- October 25, 2022 – New Orleans 113 vs. Dallas 111
- February 17, 2022 – Dallas 125 vs. New Orleans 118
