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Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The fans at Crypto.com Arena will be treated to a game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -3-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 229.5.
The Lakers were a 122-109 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Nuggets. They earned a push of the +13-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (231) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Dallas lost its last outing, a 113-101 result against the Clippers on January 10. The Mavericks failed to cover in that game as a +1-point underdog, while the 214 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Dallas:
Team record: 16-16 SU,11-19-2 ATS
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 13-18 SU,12-18-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of LA Lakers's last 22 games
Next up:
Dallas at Portland Saturday, January 14
Los Angeles home to Philadelphia Sunday, January 15