A Southwest Division battle is on tap between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Dallas Mavericks at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 17 at Smoothie King Center. New Orleans is 23-35 overall and 13-16 at home, while Dallas is 34-24 overall and 14-13 on the road. 

Dallas is favored by 3.5 points in the latest Pelicans vs. Mavericks odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 215. Before you make any Mavericks vs. Pelicans picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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Now, it has simulated Pelicans vs. Mavericks 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 60 percent of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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