New Orleans Pelicans (4-10, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (7-7, 10th in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -10.5; over/under is 224.5
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans hits the road against Dallas looking to break its five-game road skid.
The Mavericks have gone 2-1 against division opponents. Dallas has a 1-4 record in one-possession games.
The Pelicans are 0-0 against the rest of their division. New Orleans is at the bottom of the Western Conference scoring averaging only 104.6 points per game while shooting 43.8%.
The Mavericks score 114.4 points per game, 1.1 more points than the 113.3 the Pelicans give up. The Mavericks average 104.6 points per game, 6.0 fewer points than the 110.6 the Mavericks give up to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luka Doncic is scoring 28.2 points per game with 7.8 rebounds and 7.8 assists for the Mavericks.
Jose Alvarado is shooting 39.6% and averaging 10.7 points for the Pelicans.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 4-6, averaging 115.0 points, 43.2 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.9 points per game.
Pelicans: 2-8, averaging 102.8 points, 44.5 rebounds, 23.4 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.3 points.
INJURIES: Mavericks: Dante Exum: out (wrist), Luka Doncic: out (knee).
Pelicans: Zion Williamson: out (hamstring), CJ McCollum: out (adductor), Herbert Jones: out (shoulder ), Dejounte Murray: out (hand), Jose Alvarado: out (hamstring), Jordan Hawkins: out (back), Trey Murphy III: day to day (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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