Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks odds, tips and betting trends
The Los Angeles Lakers (14-9) will try to extend a four-game win streak when they visit the Dallas Mavericks (14-8) at 7:30 PM ET on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. The Mavericks have taken three games in a row.
The Lakers are just a 2-point favorite when they and the Mavericks take the court in a game oddsmakers expect to be a close matchup. The game’s over/under is set at 235.5.
Lakers vs. Mavericks Betting Odds
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- Spread: Los Angeles -2
- Total: 235.5
- Moneyline: Los Angeles -126, Dallas +106
- Pick ATS: Mavericks (+ 2)
- Pick OU:
Under (235.5)
- Prediction:
Mavericks 117 – Lakers 114
- Los Angeles has been the favorite in 15 games this season and has come away with the win 12 times (80%) in those contests.
- This season, Los Angeles has come away with a win 11 times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -126 or shorter on the moneyline.
- Los Angeles has an implied victory probability of 55.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Dallas has won 20% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (1-4).
- Dallas has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer in three chances.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives Dallas a 48.5% chance to win.
- The 113.1 points per game the Lakers average are just 3.4 fewer points than the Mavericks give up (116.5).
- Los Angeles is 7-1 against the spread and 7-1 overall when scoring more than 116.5 points.
- When it scores more than 112 points, Dallas is 11-7 against the spread and 13-5 overall.
- Los Angeles is 10-6 against the spread and 13-3 overall when it gives up fewer than 119.9 points.
- The Lakers are at the 18th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (113.1 PPG), while the Mavericks allow the 21st-fewest points per game (116.5) in the league.
- Dallas is the NBA’s sixth-ranked offense (119.9 PPG), while Los Angeles is the 10th-ranked defense (112).
- The Lakers have totaled 27 more points than their opponents this season (1.1 per game on average), and the Mavericks have scored 74 more points than their opponents (3.4 per game).
- The average implied total for Los Angeles this season is 116.3 points, 2.7 fewer points than its implied total of 119 points in Tuesday’s game.
- This season, Los Angeles has put up more than 119 points in a game eight times.
- The average implied point total on the season for Dallas (118.8) is 1.8 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (117).
- Game Day: Tuesday, December 12, 2023
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT and SportsNet LA
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- Arena: American Airlines Center
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