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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -2-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 216.5.
Dallas won its last outing, a 115-110 result against the Lakers on April 22. The Mavericks covered in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 225 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Lakers were a 115-110 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (225) made winners of OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 35-24 SU,28-31 ATS
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 9 games
Dallas:
Team record: 32-26 SU,27-31 ATS
Dallas is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Orlando Monday, April 26
Dallas at Sacramento Monday, April 26