NBA bettors and fans will get to see a matchup between LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers and Luka Doncic's Dallas Mavericks on Christmas Day, and it doesn't exactly get much better than that. This game will begin at 2:30PM ET on Sunday, December 25, and this is one you'll want to make sure you're in front of the television for. As always, we have you covered with some betting predictions, picks and analysis, so keep reading to get a better idea of how we think this one will play out. But this one will have a big-game feel, with two of the best players in the sport lacing them up and going to battle. And Luka has spoken about how much he used to look up to LeBron, so there's a bit of a mentor vs. mentee scenario here.
Here is Dimers' free betting preview for Lakers vs. Mavericks, plus our picks, score prediction, best odds and player props are featured in this article.
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Lakers vs. Mavericks Betting Preview
We won't see Anthony Davis out there on Christmas Day, as the Lakers star is dealing with a pretty bad foot injury. We will, however, still get to see LeBron and Luka, and that's good enough from a viewing perspective. Dallas is a favorite at home in this one, but you can never count out a team that is led by LeBron. And the four-time NBA champion loves to play in big games, so he'll enjoy having the spotlight on him here.