The Dallas Mavericks (2–5) return to the American Airlines Center on Wednesday night to host the New Orleans Pelicans (1–6), who just picked up their first win of the season in a tight finish against Charlotte. Tipoff is set for 7:30 PM CT. Let’s scan the lines in search of value.

Both teams are battling injuries, but the Pelicans in particular are dealing with a severely limited rotation. Zion Williamson, Dejounte Murray, and Yves Missi are all out. Dallas, meanwhile, will be without Dante Exum, Dereck Lively II, and Anthony Davis, and Kyrie Irving remains sidelined.

We often talk about a scheduled loss when a team is in a really bad situation. This might be the opposite — a scheduled win for Dallas. The Pelicans are on the second night of a back-to-back, traveling after an emotional fi

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