Dallas Mavericks (24-17) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (21-21)
January 17, 2024 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Lakers -2.5; Over/Under: +239.5
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The Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers do battle at the crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night. Here’s a Mavs vs Lakers Prediction.
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks have been in fine form as they’ve won five of their last seven games overall and they will be eager to stay hot after outlasting the Pelicans in a 125-120 win on Monday. Kyrie Irving led the team with 42 points with seven assists, Tim Hardaway Jr added 41 points while Josh Green chipped in with 13 points. As a team, the Mavericks shot 45 percent from the field and 18 of 43 from the 3-point line as they looked to be in trouble when they squandered a 16-point lead to fall behind by 10 points, but they flipped the script in the 33-21 fourth quarter to escape with the comeback victory at home.
Dallas Mavericks Team Facts
- The underdogs have won each of the Mavericks’ last five games.
- The Mavericks have covered the spread in each of their last eight night games against the Lakers following a home win.
- Each of the Mavericks’ last seven night games at Crypto.com Arena have gone UNDER the total points line.
Los Angeles Lakers
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers are starting to turn things around as they’ve won three of their past five games and they will be looking to stay hot after taking down the Thunder in a 112-105 win on Monday. Anthony Davis led the team with 27 points, 15 rebounds and five assists on nine of 17 shooting, LeBron James added 25 points with seven rebounds and six assists while Austin Reaves chipped in with 15 points and seven assists. As a team, the Lakers shot 52 percent from the field and eight of 24 from the 3-point line as they went neck and neck with the Thunder in a closely contested first half, before they poured in 34 points in the third quarter to pull away and earn the much-needed victory to snap a two-game skid. The Lakers will meet the Nets after this one.
Los Angeles Lakers Team Facts
- The underdogs have won three of the last four games between the Mavericks and Lakers.
- The Lakers have failed to cover the spread in each of their last eight games after winning as underdogs.
- Nine of the last 10 games between the Mavericks and Lakers at Crypto.com Arena have gone UNDER the total points line.
Mavs vs Lakers Prediction
The Mavericks are still shorthanded with Dante Exum ruled out and Luka Doncic listed as questionable, while the Lakers have LeBron James listed as questionable. The Mavericks are coming into this one as the team in better recent form and they will be full of confidence following their comeback win over the Pelicans on Monday, but the Lakers have also found a bit of form after taking down the red-hot Thunder in a solid home victory. Be sure to check the lineups before tipoff as the status of Doncic obviously has a significant bearing here, but I think the Mavericks have been the better team recently and I think they can pull off the minor upset behind a big game from Irving.
