Mavericks vs Pelicans

NBA odds, picks, and predictions for the New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks on February 2. NBA betting best bet and free pick analysis.

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The New Orleans Pelicans (26-26) visit the Dallas Mavericks (27-25) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 8:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds ...

The X-factor for the Mavericks tonight is guard Spencer Dinwiddie. Dallas averages 97.9 possessions per game – the second-fewest in the league. After holding onto first place in the West for a good portion of the beginning of the season, the Pelicans have free-fallen over the last month. With an incredible 37.5% usage rate, Doncic constantly has the ball in his hands. Dallas averages 14.6 threes per game – third-most in the league. Additionally, he is coming off his highest-scoring output of the season. The X-factor for New Orleans tonight is big man Jonas Valanciunas. McCollum averages 21.3 PPG and 5.8 APG for the season as he’s taken on a much larger role given New Orleans’ injuries. Dallas has won two of their last three games and remains in fifth place in the West. The Pelicans covered 46% of their games while 56% went over the projected point total. The Mavericks covered 34% of their games while 54% went over. In his three games since returning from injury, Ingram has averaged 17 PPG and 6.0 APG.

Find Mavericks vs. Pelicans predictions, betting odds, moneyline, spread, over/under and more for the February 2 NBA matchup.

As far as the Dallas icy weather, it delayed the Pelicans' flight Tuesday night after the Denver game. Instead, New Orleans has to fly on game day to play the ...

We go over some of the best betting options for Thursday's matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks.

Take the Pels to cover and potentially come away with the outright win here. This game was the Luka Doncic show as he carried the Mavericks offensively to the close home victory. Take the over. Dallas has won two of its last three and last edged Detroit in a 111-105 victory on Monday. CJ McCollum had 21 points and seven assists in the loss. New Orleans has plummeted down the standings with a nine-game losing streak and was last clipped by Denver in a 122-113 loss on Tuesday.

Luka Doncic did enough before leaving due to a heel injury. PHOTO: AP. DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks barely ...

Mavericks: F Davis Bertans exited with a left calf strain in the first half and didn't return. Coach Jason Kidd said Wood was the only one with a chance to play on the trip. Dallas called a timeout to avoid a turnover in the backcourt, setting up the disputed late sequence. Having him out in the second half helped just a little bit." Dallas won the first meeting this season in November. "Looking at the defense, sometimes you can relax with a big lead," Kidd said. The clock was wrong, and the call was wrong. No time was put back on the clock, and Spencer Dinwiddie made two free throws after a foul with 2.4 seconds as the Mavericks held on. "Obviously, it's been a hell of a day," said Nance, who had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Ingram was called for a foul, and New Orleans successfully challenged. Pelicans coach Willie Green said he wasn't given an explanation why the call couldn't be reviewed, and Larry Nance Jr. There was no review, and Dallas inbounded again with 3.4 seconds to go.

Kevin Scott, the officiating crew chief, admitted following the game that they had blown a crucial call on Brandon Ingram and the Pelicans.

[had stepped out of bounds](https://twitter.com/MasonGinsberg/status/1621361620420009986?s=20&t=dY1-YmXYk43ADxHaPDN3DQ), giving the Mavs back possession as a result. The Pelicans gave Brandon Ingram the task to pressure the Mavs’ inbounder, Josh Green, and Ingram seems to have done his job to perfection. On the other hand, the Mavs got the fortune they so needed after squandering a huge lead following Luka Doncic’s exit. With these two teams jockeying for position in the standings, this game c [ould have major implications](https://clutchpoints.com/nba-odds-pelicans-vs-mavericks-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-2-2-2023) in the playoff race. In a hypothetical scenario where the referees allowed Larry Nance Jr. [mired in a wretched funk](https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-potential-2023-nba-trade-deadline-move-they-would-regret) as of late.

The Pelicans won't have long to prep for their game against the Mavericks.

Luka Doncic may be coming off of an ankle injury, but it hasn't shown over his past two games. When he returned to the lineup against the Detroit Pistons on ...

When he returned to the lineup against the [Detroit Pistons](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/DET/detroit-pistons/) on Monday, he dropped 53 points in a hard-fought victory. He fell to the ground seemingly in significant pain from there. He was well on his way to a similar performance against the [New Orleans Pelicans](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/NO/new-orleans-pelicans/) on Thursday, but a freak accident may send him back to square one.

Luka Doncic had an MRI Friday morning to determine the severity of a heel contusion he suffered during the Dallas Mavericks 111-106 win against the New ...

The Mavericks ultimately pulled out the win, but it was just the latest example in showing how significant of a role Doncic plays for Dallas in each game. Prior to the injury, Doncic worked up to 31 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Doncic sustained the heel contusion in the third quarter of Thursday night's game. While Doncic isn't expected to play Saturday, he hasn't been ruled out for the rest of the road trip. Wood, who has been out for seven games with a fractured thumb, scrimmaged at practice on Friday and is inching closer to a return, but he isn't expected to play Saturday. While talking to reporters after practice, Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith alluded to Doncic not playing at the start of this road trip, saying "We've got to figure it out.