Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 1 (3/1): NBA

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Odds

Time	10:00 p.m. EST
Mavericks money line	-175
Mavericks spread	-4 (-110)
Lakers money line	+162
Lakers spread	+4 (-110)
Over / under	217.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Dallas Mavericks	Los Angeles Lakers
Record	36-25	27-33
Road / home record	16-14	18-15
Streak	W1	L2
Points per game	106.69	110.50
Points allowed per game	103.43	112.43
Rebounds per game	43.46	44.70
Rebounds allowed per game	44.18	47.13
Over / under record	21-38-2	33-27

 

Preview

The Dallas Mavericks continue on the road and will visit the struggling Lakers on Tuesday night. These teams faced off in December and the rookie Austin Reaves swished a 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left in overtime to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 107-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

DALLAS MAVERICKS

The Mavericks have won 3 of their last 4 games on the road and they just beat the Warriors as +4 points underdogs. Dallas has a 65-25 record overall, and is fifth in the Western Conference. 

Doncic is scoring 27.6 points per game and averaging 9.2 rebounds for the Mavericks. Brunson is averaging 17.3 points and 3.6 rebounds over the last 10 games for Dallas.

Dallas are 7-3 in their last 10 games, averaging 109.7 points, 41.0 rebounds, 21.7 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.4 points.

INJURIES:  Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr., Theo Pinson, Marquese Chriss and Frank Ntilikina are out.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS 

The Lakers have lost 5 of their last 6 games and just got destroyed by the Pelicans at home. LeBron James led the Lakers with 32 points but also had seven turnovers, tying a season high. "I don't have an answer for tonight. They went into Phoenix, beat them, and obviously beat the doors off us today," James said.

James is shooting 34.9% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Lakers, while averaging 29 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.6 steals. Davis is averaging 23.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.9 blocks over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.

In their last 10 games, the Lakers are 3-7, averaging 109.1 points, 44.8 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 7.1 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.3 points per game.

INJURIES: Anthony Davis, Kendrick Nunn and Avery Bradley are out. Lebron has been added to the Injury report and he's questionable.

BETTING TRENDS

Dallas are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games.

Dallas are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games.

LA Lakers are 13-20 ATS at home this season.

LA Lakers are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.

Prediction

Lakers have been dissapointing all season, they clearly need a change. Lebron James has been added to the injury report and if he doesn't play this will be a nightmare for them. Dallas has been playing really good lately and Luka Doncic is on fire, he's averaging 34.7 in the last 10 games and is looking unstoppable. Unless you're a Lakers fan you can't trust on them right now. Give me the Mavericks.

PICK: Mavericks -4 (-110)

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