The New Orleans Pelicans (13-42) are underdogs (by 5.5 points) to end a seven-game road losing streak when they visit the Dallas Mavericks (30-26) on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET.

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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, February 21, 2025
• Time: 8:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: KFAA and Gulf Coast Sports
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Dallas, Texas
• Venue: American Airlines Center

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Mavericks vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Mavericks 122 – Pelicans 108

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Spread & Total Prediction for Mavericks vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Mavericks (- 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Mavericks (-13.8)
• Pick OU:

  Under (237.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 229.6

• The Mavericks have covered the spread more often than the Pelicans this year, putting up an ATS record of 30-26-0, as opposed to the 23-32-0 mark of the Pelicans.
• Dallas (10-6) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 5.5 points or more this season (62.5%) than New Orleans (12-19) does as a 5.5+-point underdog (38.7%).
• When it comes to going over the over/under in 2024-25, Dallas does it in fewer games (53.6% of the time) than New Orleans (58.2%).
• As a moneyline underdog this year, the Pelicans are 6-34, while the Mavericks are 18-9 as moneyline favorites.

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Mavericks Performance Insights

• With 115.7 points per game on offense, the Mavericks rank 11th in the NBA. Defensively, they allow 113.5 points per contest, which ranks 17th in the league.
• Dallas is grabbing 44.3 rebounds per game (15th-ranked in league). It is giving up 44.5 rebounds per contest (16th-ranked).
• The Mavericks rank 19th in the NBA with 25.3 assists per game.
• With 13.5 turnovers per game, Dallas is 15th in the NBA. It forces 12.8 turnovers per contest, which ranks 21st in the league.
• The Mavericks are draining 13.1 threes per game (15th-ranked in NBA) this year, while putting up a 37.2% three-point percentage (eighth-ranked).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are 22nd in the NBA in points scored (110.6 per game) and fourth-worst in points allowed (119.4).
• New Orleans is 24th in the NBA in rebounds per game (42.8) and third-worst in rebounds conceded (46.7).
• The Pelicans are 19th in the NBA in assists (25.3 per game) in 2024-25.
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 18th in the NBA in turnovers committed (13.6 per game) and 15th in turnovers forced (13.7).
• The Pelicans make 12.4 3-pointers per game and shoot 35% from beyond the arc, ranking 22nd and 19th, respectively, in the NBA.

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