The'Los Angeles Lakers (13-19) and Dallas Mavericks (17-16) meet Sunday at American Airlines Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET (ABC).'Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Lakers vs. Mavericks odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Lakers lost straight up as 2.5-point home favorites 134-130 vs. the Charlotte Hornets Friday. F'Lebron James'scored 18 of his game-high 34 points in the 4th quarter as Los Angeles battled back from a 16-point 2nd-half deficit.
The Mavericks failed to cover the spread as 7-point favorites in a 112-106 win at the Houston Rockets Friday. G'Luka Doncic'finished with a season-high 50 points, just 1 point shy of his career-high 51 that the 3-time All-Star scored vs. the Los Angeles Clippers Feb. 10.
Dallas is 4-0-1 against the spread (ATS) vs. the Lakers in their last 5' meetings.