New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks 3/04/2020 NBA Odds and Picks

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New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks 3/04/2020 – The New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks are both coming off from humiliating losses and they hope to get back on winning form the soonest. This game will be held on March 4, Wednesday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas with ESPN covering the game live on television at 9:30 pm Eastern Time. NBA League Pass and SofaScore are the places to catch the online live stream of the game. With this game being played at home, the Mavericks at seen to own the slight upper hand by NBA Betting Lines Explained over the Pelicans for this game.

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The New Orleans Pelicans is a team that looked to give the Memphis Grizzlies a challenge for the final spot of the NBA Western Conference playoffs but they have slumped by dropping three of their last four games. In their recent 5-point loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jrue Holiday, Brandon Ingram, Zion Willamson and Lonzo Ball combined for 102 of the team’s total of 139 points. But it was their defense that held them back from winning while they also turned the ball over 15 times all throughout the game.

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Players to watch: B. Ingram SF 52 GP 52 GS 34.1 MIN 24.6 PTS 0.8 OR 5.4 DR 6.3 REB 4.3 AST 1 STL 0.7 BLK 3.1 TO 2.8 PF 1.4 AST/TO 20 PER

Z. Williamson SF 15 GP 15 GS 28.9 MIN 24.1 PTS 3.1 OR 3.7 DR 6.8 REB 2.1 AST 0.7 STL 0.3 BLK 2.8 TO 1.7 PF 0.8 AST/TO 25.57 PER

J. Holiday SG 51 GP 51 GS 34.8 MIN 19.1 PTS 1.2 OR 3.5 DR 4.6 REB 6.8 AST 1.7 STL 0.8 BLK 2.9 TO 2.1 PF 2.3 AST/TO 16.94 PER

The Dallas Mavericks are currently in seventh place in the NBA Western Conference playoff picture with a 37-24 record and they only trail the Oklahoma City Thunder by just half a game. For the past ten games, the Mavericks have been staying afloat as they won in six contests. They are coming off a bad loss against the Chicago Bulls where they sorely missed the services of Kristaps Porzingis but being at home to host this game against the Pelicans, this team has a good chance. Ironically, the Mavericks are better playing on the road than at home. Tim Hardaway and Dorian Finney-Smith have been trying to fill up for the loss of Porzingis but they need some more stability on the defensive end.

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Players to Watch: L. Doncic SG 48 GP 48 GS 32.9 MIN 28.6 PTS 1.4 OR 8.1 DR 9.4 REB 8.8 AST 1 STL 0.2 BLK 4.3 TO 2.5 PF 2 AST/TO 28.38 PER

T. Hardaway Jr. SG 58 GP 45 GS 28 MIN 15.3 PTS 0.4 OR 2.7 DR 3.1 REB 1.9 AST 0.6 STL 0.1 BLK 0.9 TO 1.7 PF 2 AST/TO 15.11 PER

D. Finney-Smith SF 61 GP 58 GS 29.8 MIN 9.2 PTS 2 OR 3.6 DR 5.6 REB 1.5 AST 0.7 STL 0.6 BLK 1 TO 2.4 PF 1.6 AST/TO 12.15 PER

New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans’ last 10 games.
New Orleans are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against Dallas.
New Orleans are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against Dallas.
Pelicans are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
New Orleans are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games when playing on the road against Dallas.
New Orleans are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games this season.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of New Orleans’ last 18 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans’ last 5 games played in March.

Dallas Mavericks

The total has gone OVER in 9 of Dallas’ last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas’ last 10 games against New Orleans.
Their total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas’ last 6 games at home.
Dallas are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against New Orleans.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas’ last 6 games this season.
Dallas are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Mavericks are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games against an opponent in the Southwest Division division.
Dallas are 4-15 SU in their last 19 games played in March.

Injuries

New Orleans Pelicans

JJ Redick SG Hamstring is OUT 2-3 weeks
Kenrich Williams SF Back is out indefinitely

Dallas Mavericks

J.J. Barea PG Ankle is “?” Wednesday vs New Orleans
Seth Curry PG Back is “?” Wednesday vs New Orleans
Dwight Powell PF Achilles is out for season
Kristaps Porzingis PF Rest is upgraded to probable Wednesday vs New Orleans
Jalen Brunson PG Shoulder is out indefinitely

These teams have been both struggling on defense but with more consistency throughout this season, Sports Betting sees the Mavericks coming out on top to win this game over the Pelicans in their home court.

Moneyline: The Pelicans are the underdogs in this game and the ML given to them is +230 while the Mavs are at -280.

ATS: The total spread given to this game is 6.5 points with the Mavericks owning the -6.5 while the Pelicans are at +6.5.

TOTALs: The predicted total for both teams to reach is 236 with the Mavs the team going under while the Pelicans are over.

Score Prediction: 122 – 115 Mavericks

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