The Pelicans are coming into this game with a 24-16 record this season and they have been playing very well in their recent games. They have won 3 of their last 4 as well as 7 of their last 9 games with their only losses in that span coming against the Clippers and the Nuggets who are both near the top of the Western Conference this season. The Pelicans have also been very good on the road recently as they have won 8 of their last 9 games with their only loss in that span coming in Denver and they also have the best road record in the NBA over the last 2 months. They are coming off of a 10 point win in Dallas in their last game as well and that was a game where Doncic did not play as well as 3 key starters for the Pelicans in McCollum, Ingram, and Williamson. Now those 3 will be back in the lineup for this game while Doncic is still injured and this is a huge game as the Pelicans need to win to keep their lead over the Mavericks in the standings. They are going up against a Mavericks team that is 23-17 this season and they have not been great recently as they have lost 2 of their last 3 games with all 3 of those games being at home as well. Both of those losses were by 10+ points as well. The Mavericks have been struggling without Doncic in the lineup while the Pelicans have been playing very well recently and are going to be a lot healthier than they were on Saturday. The Pelicans will cover the spread in this game.