Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans
Stadium: American Airlines Center (Dallas)
22.02.2025 04:30
Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on February 22. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.
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The Mavericks, as the last few games have shown, didn't go wrong with the Luka Doncic trade. It's still too early to draw far-reaching conclusions, but the Texans have four wins in their last five games. And Dallas has beaten far from weak opponents. Jason Kidd's team started this stretch with a great road win over Boston (127:120). Then the Mavs handled one of the Western Conference leaders Houston at home, lost to Sacramento only in overtime - 128:129 (116:116), as well as outplayed Golden State (111:107) and Miami (118:113), the sturdy middleweights of their conferences.
Dallas itself is still outside the West playoff zone, sitting in eighth place in the standings with a 30-26 balance. However, the gap from the top-6 is quite small - just 2.0 wins. If the Mavericks continue to collect wins as surely, will claim a direct entry into the first round of the postseason before the end of the championship.
New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans, on the other hand, will claim nothing but the best odds in the draft lottery. Willie Green's team has failed this season and now sits in last place in the Western Conference with a 13-42 record. Utah is ahead of them with one less loss, and it looks like New Orleans will only be able to switch places with the Jazzmen before the end of the season.
New Orleans played their last game before the championship break and beat Sacramento 140:133 (127:127) in overtime. Thus, the Pelicans broke the losing streak of ten consecutive games.
H2H Meetings
The score in the season series is 2:1 in favor of Dallas.
Expert Betting Tips
New Orleans not only failed in this championship, suddenly turning out to be an uncompetitive team, but also long ago lost tournament motivation. Dallas, on the other hand, is exceeding expectations, given the Luka Doncic trade. Also, the Mavericks need wins, as they are chasing the top-6 of the Western Conference and can't afford to throw away games against the underdogs, which are the Pelicans. Here we bet on Jason Kidd's team to win and the total is higher, taking into account the predominantly upside results in the history of head-to-head meetings between the rivals in recent seasons.
Handicap 1 (-5.5) for 1.87
Total Over 237.5 for 1.87
Total Over 237.5 for 1.92
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