Dallas Mavericks (22-18, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (9-32, 15th in the Western Conference)

New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -1.5; over/under is 225.5

BOTTOM LINE: Dallas travels to New Orleans looking to stop its four-game road skid.

The Pelicans are 0-6 in division play. New Orleans ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 16.0 fast break points per game led by Trey Murphy III averaging 4.2.

The Mavericks are 4-3 against the rest of their division. Dallas averages 13.7 turnovers per game and is 7-6 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

The Pelicans' 12.0 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.8 fewer made shots on average than the 12.8 per game the Mavericks allow. The Mavericks average 115.6 points per game, 1.5 fewer than the 117.1 the Pelicans give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dejounte Murray is scoring 16.7 points per game and averaging 6.5 rebounds for the Pelicans.

Luka Doncic is averaging 28.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 7.8 assists and two steals for the Mavericks.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 4-6, averaging 114.5 points, 41.6 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 9.6 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.6 points per game.

Mavericks: 3-7, averaging 108.0 points, 42.2 rebounds, 24.3 assists, 7.5 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.6 points.

INJURIES: Pelicans: Brandon Ingram: day to day (ankle), Herbert Jones: out (shoulder).

Mavericks: Dante Exum: out (wrist), Luka Doncic: out (calf), Dereck Lively II: day to day (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.