New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 11/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

The Dallas Mavericks (4-12) will play the New Orleans Pelicans (2-13) at American Airlines Center on Friday.

The Pelicans faced the Nuggets and took a loss by a final of 125-118 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Pelicans ended up finishing with 24 while the Nuggets totaled 26 fouls. They also made 11 of their 31 attempts from 3-point land. Denver finished shooting 81.5% at the charity stripe by burying 22 of their 27 attempts. Additionally, Denver snagged 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Denver recorded 35 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 55.4% from the floor on 46 of 83 shooting. They also distributed 25 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 20 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected 44 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 23 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 74.2%. New Orleans ended the game having earned a 44.9% field goal percentage (44 of 98) and converted 7 out of their 34 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Derik Queen is a player who was a contributor for this game. Queen shot 66.7% from the field and dished out 4 assists. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and grabbed 9 boards. He recorded 30 points on 12 out of 18 shooting.

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New Orleans steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 2-13 this season. They are turning it over 15.7 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.9 fouls every game. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling in 41.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 342 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 28th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pelicans are shooting 34.2% on 3-point shots (174 of 509) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. They average 108.9 points per outing (30th in the league) while hitting 44.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 26th in the NBA in allowing assists with 422 surrendered this season. The Pelicans are giving up a shooting percentage of 50.5% (660 of 1,306) and they relinquish 45.1 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 36.1% on 3-point shots and they are 25th in the NBA in points per game allowed (122.1).

In their last game, the Mavericks took a loss by a final score of 113-111 when they played the Knicks. The Mavericks were able to collect 40 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 50 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Knicks were called for 22 fouls for the matchup which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They were able to make 25 of those for a rate of 83.3%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Dallas converted 16 out of 44 tries (36.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Mavericks walked away from this one shooting 35 for 85 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.2%. The Mavericks permitted the Knicks to bury 41 of 93 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.1% for the game. They finished the game shooting 28.6% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 42 and ended up going 19 of 35 from the free throw line (54.3%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Dallas permitted New York to grab 49 in total (16 on the offensive side).

Naji Marshall ended up being a factor for the Mavericks in the matchup. He made 7 of 11 for this contest for a rate of 63.6%, and added 5 rebounds. Marshall had 23 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this game.

Dallas has a record of 4-12 so far this season. The Mavericks commit 21.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.9 times per contest (28th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 17.2 times per contest. Dallas has accumulated 1,765 points for the campaign (110.3 per game) and they collect 45.4 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Mavericks are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, which is ranked 26th in basketball.

The Mavericks defensively are ranked 18th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 116.9. They have forced 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (9th in the league). The Dallas defense gives up 33.2% on 3-point shots (187 of 564) and their opponents are connecting on 73.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 24.8 dimes and 49.2 boards per game, which is ranked 5th and 28th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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