Pelicans vs Mavericks Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at the American Airlines Center tonight as the New Orleans Pelicans swoop into Dallas, aiming to ruffle some Maverick feathers in this crucial first-round NBA playoff game. With the clock ticking down to a 09:30 PM EST tipoff, the stakes are sky-high. The Pelicans, trailing in their conference, are hungry for a win to claw back some respect, while the Mavericks, fresh off a nail-biter against OKC, look to corral their momentum and charge up the Western standings. The betting lines are buzzing, and with an over/under of 222.5, it’s anyone’s game. So, will the Pelicans take flight, or will the Mavericks lasso them into submission? Tonight, it’s all about survival in this feathered frenzy versus frontier face-off!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 19, 2024 09:30PM EST

Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas

Vegas Odds

	NOP ML	DAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+390	-550	223.5	11.0/-11.0
Recent	+210	-290	222.5	12.0/-12.0
Difference	-180	+260	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

29W-19L

32.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

29W-19L

67.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
01/15/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	17	42	40	21	120	Over
01/15/24	Dallas Mavericks DAL	33	26	33	33	125	Over
01/13/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	29	20	39	30	118	Over
01/13/24	Dallas Mavericks DAL	20	34	27	27	108	Over
11/14/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	26	28	31	25	110	Over
11/14/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	33	37	44	17	131	Over
11/12/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	34	33	42	27	136	Over
11/12/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	27	27	31	39	124	Over
03/08/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	24	19	22	41	106	Under
03/08/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	24	35	24	30	113	Under
02/02/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	22	21	33	30	106	Under
02/02/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	40	30	25	16	111	Under
01/07/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	15	31	35	36	117	Over
01/07/23	Dallas Mavericks DAL	34	29	34	30	127	Over
10/25/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	31	33	25	22	111	Over
10/25/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	40	26	21	26	113	Over
02/17/22	Dallas Mavericks DAL	45	26	34	20	125	Over
02/17/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	27	31	23	37	118	Over
12/03/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	14	30	35	28	107	Under
12/03/21	Dallas Mavericks DAL	19	29	20	23	91	Under
12/01/21	Dallas Mavericks DAL	41	26	35	37	139	Over
12/01/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	23	23	29	32	107	Over
11/08/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	27	20	22	23	92	Under
11/08/21	Dallas Mavericks DAL	22	29	27	30	108	Under

Pelicans Vs Over/Under

Mavericks Vs Over/Under

Pelicans Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/16	@ LAL	99-104L	50	24	17	83
11/15	@ DEN	101-94W	56	21	14	87
11/13	vs OKL	88-106L	58	21	23	86
11/11	@ BRO	105-107L	45	31	10	94
11/08	vs ORL	88-115L	31	18	15	84
11/06	@ CLE	122-131L	33	21	9	88
11/03	@ ATL	111-126L	43	22	18	90
11/01	@ IND	125-118W	46	28	6	101
10/30	vs GSW	89-104L	49	24	14	90
10/29	vs GSW	106-124L	44	23	23	74

Mavericks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/17	vs OKL	121-119W	53	18	16	84
11/16	@ SAS	110-93W	53	26	14	94
11/14	vs UTA	113-115L	30	25	17	85
11/12	vs GSW	117-120L	40	26	17	84
11/10	vs DEN	120-122L	42	29	10	90
11/08	@ PHX	113-114L	39	18	11	80
11/06	@ CHI	119-99W	47	33	15	93
11/03	@ ORL	108-85W	53	25	18	85
10/31	@ HOU	102-108L	37	21	10	85
10/29	vs MIN	120-114W	40	25	9	93

Starting Lineups

New Orleans Pelicans	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Brandon Boston Jr. PG	35.0	34.5	14.2	20%	33.3
Javonte Green SF	18.0	15.2	16.1	27%	22.4
Brandon Ingram SG	53.0	42.0	37.0	100%	37.4
Yves Missi C	27.0	22.4	20.5	62%	21.3
Trey Murphy III PF	32.0	26.2	32.7	70%	33.3

Dallas Mavericks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luka Doncic PG	53.0	51.1	55.6	100%	55.8
Kyrie Irving SG	39.0	45.3	39.8	100%	40.1
Dereck Lively II C	22.0	22.2	21.8	10%	19.8
Klay Thompson SF	24.0	21.4	27.6	80%	26.9
PJ Washington PF	28.0	29.7	28.8	100%	28.8

Pelicans Notable Injuries

Zion Williamson (C): Avg: 22.9pts, 5.9reb, 5.0ast, 31.4 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 7.3
Jose Alvarado (PG): Avg: 7.2pts, 2.3reb, 2.5ast, 19.2 minutes. Last game: 11/11/24. Impact: 3.9
Jordan Hawkins (PG/SF): Avg: 8.3pts, 2.4reb, 1.0ast, 18.1 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 3.3

Mavericks Notable Injuries

Olivier-Maxence Prosper (SF/PF): Avg: 2.5pts, 1.7reb, 0.4ast, 7.2 minutes. Last game: 11/16/24. Impact: 0.8
Markieff Morris (PF/C): Avg: 2.2pts, 1.4reb, 0.6ast, 7.5 minutes. Last game: 11/16/24. Impact: 0.6
Brandon Williams (PG): Avg: 1.9pts, 0.6reb, 0.8ast, 5.1 minutes. Last game: 11/16/24. Impact: 0.5
Kessler Edwards (SG/SF): Avg: 1.7pts, 0.7reb, 0.3ast, 4.9 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 0.5
Jazian Gortman (PG): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 2.3 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 0.4

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Brandon Ingram	NOP	Pts	24.5	28.1	+3.6	40%	50%	40%	40%	DAL	+0.9	#20
Yves Missi	NOP	Pts	7.5	9.0	+1.5	60%	50%	N/A	N/A	DAL	-1.5	#8
Luka Doncic	DAL	Reb	7.5	7.6	+0.1	40%	50%	60%	60%	NOP	-0.3	#12

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Pelicans Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#20	#29	#5	#19	3.8%
PF	#9	#9	#29	#12	-1.4%
PG	#5	#21	#28	#21	4.3%
SF	#5	#19	#12	#9	-3.4%
SG	#16	#12	#8	#10	-3.5%

Mavericks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#8	#4	#15	#5	-9.3%
PF	#11	#6	#10	#9	-3.0%
PG	#10	#12	#17	#9	-1.9%
SF	#20	#17	#16	#22	3.2%
SG	#12	#29	#14	#19	0.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

109.5

115.5

Rebounds per Game

44.0

44.5

Assists per Game

25.6

25.7

Steals per Game

8.0

7.5

Blocks per Game

4.7

5.7

Shots per Game

87.2

89.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.4

13.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.5

57.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.0

35.5

Turnovers per Game

12.7

12.5

Fouls per Game

17.0

18.9

Recent Trends

Spencer Dinwiddie (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.4% to 13.9, 20.0 min average previous 3 games.
Daniel Gafford (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.5% to 18.4, 26.8 min average previous 3 games.
Quentin Grimes (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 46.6% to 26.4, 18.0 min average previous 3 games.
Jaden Hardy (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 57.7% to 21.6, 13.7 min average previous 3 games.
Trey Murphy III (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 34.2% to 27.2, 41.3 min average previous 3 games.
Jaylen Nowell (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 117.0% to 28.2, 13.0 min average previous 3 games.