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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks
The fans at American Airlines Center will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks when they take their seats on Wednesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -2-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 217.
Dallas won its last outing, a 120-96 result against the Hornets on December 13. The Mavericks covered in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 216 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Los Angeles was a 106-94 winner in its last match at home against the Magic. They covered the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 200 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 15-13 SU,11-17 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Dallas:
Team record: 14-13 SU,12-15 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Minnesota Friday, December 17
Dallas at Minnesota Sunday, December 19