New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 11/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

The Dallas Mavericks (2-5) will go up against the New Orleans Pelicans (0-6) at American Airlines Center on Wednesday.

The Pelicans faced the Thunder and took a loss by a final of 137-106 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Pelicans finished with 22 and the Thunder totaled 22 personal fouls. They also converted 20 of their 48 tries from beyond the perimeter. Oklahoma City finished the contest at 88.5% when shooting free throws by burying 23 of 26 shots. Additionally, Oklahoma City grabbed 42 boards (8 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Oklahoma City recorded 33 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to go 56.0% from the floor on 47 out of 84 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Pelicans made 20 of 32 shots for a rate of 62.5%. New Orleans finished the game having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (35 of 80) and converted 16 of their 40 3-pointers.

Zion Williamson is a player who came through for this game. Williamson finished 50.0% from the floor and distributed 6 assists. He played 28 mins played and collected 9 boards. He accounted for 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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New Orleans heads into this game with a win-loss record of 0-6 so far this season. They average 107.7 points per game (29th in the NBA) while hitting 42.1% from the floor. The Pelicans are shooting 34.0% on 3-point shots (70 of 206) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, New Orleans is snagging 40.7 boards per contest and has totaled 132 assists for the season, which has them ranked 30th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 15.0 times per game and as a group are committing 20.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers every game while drawing 24.0 personal fouls. They rank 10th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 171 surrendered for the year. The Pelicans defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 50.9% (273 of 536) and they concede 47.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed (125.8).

In their last game, the Mavericks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-102 against the Rockets. When it comes to rebounds, Dallas permitted Houston to collect 54 in all (15 on the offensive side). They finished 27.6% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 8 out of 29 and ended up shooting 20 out of 30 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Mavericks permitted the Rockets to convert 41 out of 89 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 46.1% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks ended up shooting 40 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.9%. When it comes to shots from distance, Dallas made 9 out of 36 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 65.0%. The Rockets earned 17 fouls in this game which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 12 steals in the matchup. The Mavericks snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 40 in the game.

P.J. Washington was important for the Mavericks for this game. Washington earned 29 points in his 36 mins on the court and added 3 assists for this game. He knocked down 11 out of 20 for the game for a rate of 55.0%, and added 12 rebounds.

Dallas has a mark of 2-5 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mavericks are connecting on 44.3% from the field, which ranks 26th in the NBA. Dallas has accounted for 751 pts for the campaign (107.3 per game) and they grab 42.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.1 times per game (25th in the league) and they are turning it over 16.4 times per game. The Mavericks commit 22.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The Dallas defense allows 33.2% on 3-point shots (72 of 217) and their opponents are converting on 68.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 25.3 assists and 49.9 boards per game, which ranks 10th and 29th in the league. The Mavericks defensively are ranked 11th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 115.6. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (14th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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