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2023 NBA Handicapping
(23-19) Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers (19-22)
Date: Thursday, January 12th
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Venue: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
Moneyline NBA Odds: Mavericks -167 | Lakers +120 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Mavericks -3
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 229.5
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Thursday, January 12th, the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers meet for the second of four scheduled meetings between the teams this season.
Dallas won the Christmas Day match 124-115 and will host again on February 26th. LA will host the final meeting between the clubs on March 17th.
LA last played on Monday losing 109-122 to the Nuggets while the Mavericks played Tuesday losing 101-113 to the Clippers.
Last season, the squads played three times with the Mavericks winning two of the three contests. The Lakers hold the all-time record having bested the Mavericks in 1145 of their 167 matches.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Wednesday, evening, January 11th. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Thursday, January 12th.
Dallas Mavericks
Luka Doncic returned to the court and delivered an impressive double-double of 43 points and 11 rebounds (plus seven assists) but it wasn’t enough to beat the Clippers who were desperate to end a six-game losing streak.
While Doncic needs more offensive help Jason Kidd sure could use more production from his reserve unit too. In the loss to the Clippers, their bench outscored Dallas’ reserves 43 to 13.
This is the middle of the five-game road trip with a baseball set in Portland on tap this weekend.
Defense
On defense, the Mavs rank sixth for opponent scoring allowing 111.0 points per game with foes shooting 47.9% from the field and 35.5% from the perimeter ranking 23rd and 11th respectively.
The Mavericks score 112.1 points per game ranking 19th overall. As for their efficiency, they shoot 46.9% from the field and 35.7%.from the perimeter ranking 19th and 15th respectively.
Dwight Powell (hip) is questionable while Dorian Finney-Smith (groin), Maxi Kleber (torn hamstring), and Josh Green (elbow) are all out indefinitely.
Los Angeles Lakers
The five-game win streak came to an abrupt halt in Denver with the Lakers missing LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
Russell Westbrook led the Lakers with 25 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists.
LA allows opponents to score an average of 117.8 points per game ranking 27th. Their opponents shoot 47.2% from the field (18th) and 34.7% from behind the arc (8th).
Offense
The Lakers score 116.7 points per game (6th) while shooting 48.6 percent from the field and 34.1 percent from the perimeter ranking sixth and 24th respectively.
LeBron James (ankle), Russell Westbrook (finger), and Troy Brown (quad) are questionable for Thursday. Austin Reaves (hamstring) Anthony Davis (foot), and Lonnie Walker IV are out indefinitely.
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Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Betting Trends:
- At this point, the Mavericks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
- Also, Dallas is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games against LA Lakers.
- By comparison, the Lakers are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
- The Lakers Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home.
- The Mavericks are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games on the road.
- The Lakers are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games played in January.
- Finally, the total has gone UNDER in 6 of the Lakers’ last 7 games when hosting Dallas.
Free Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Prediction:
As noted, Kidd needs someone to step up besides Doncic and desperately needs his bench to either win their minutes or hold onto leads. Ironically, with all the shade Westbrook suffered this season, he’s the x-factor in this match.
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