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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 Tuesday when they battle at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -3.5-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total opened at 224.5.
Dallas lost its last outing, a 119-104 result against the Grizzlies on January 06. The Mavericks failed to cover in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 223 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 119-115 loser on the road against the Rockets. They covered the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (234) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 20-15 SU,18-17 ATS
LA Lakers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 7 games
Dallas:
Team record: 20-16 SU,18-17-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Dallas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Charlotte Thursday, January 9
Dallas home to Portland Thursday, January 9