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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -4-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
In their last action, Dallas was a 112-106 winner on the road against the Rockets. They failed to cover the -7-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (218) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 134-130 loser as they battled the Hornets at home. The Lakers failed to cover in the match as a -2.5-point favorite, while 264 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 13-18 SU,12-18-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 9 games
Dallas:
Team record: 16-16 SU,11-19-2 ATS
Dallas is 8-16-1 ATS in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 4-10-2 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Orlando Tuesday, December 27
Dallas home to New York Tuesday, December 27