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Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -7-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total opened at 230.
Los Angeles was a 116-109 loser in its last match at home against the Clippers. They failed to cover the -2-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 225 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Dallas, they were a 106-102 loser as they battled the Suns on the road. The Mavericks failed to cover in the match as a +1.5-point underdog, while 208 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Dallas:
Team record: 0-1 SU,0-1 ATS
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 0-1 SU,0-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Dallas at Los Angeles Sunday, December 27
Los Angeles home to Minnesota Sunday, December 27