Dallas Mavericks – Los Angeles Lakers Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 07.01.2025
The shorthanded Mavericks are hoping to end a 4-game losing streak as they host the Los Angeles Lakers who just lost in Houston. Who will decide the first meeting of the season in their favor?
The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers meet on 07.01.2025, in what will be their 1st of three regular season meetings. The game will be played at the American Airlines Center (Dallas) with the road team Lakers being slightly favored to win this game.
Dallas Mavericks |
Tue, 07.01.2025, 19:30 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
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11/8 |
13/1 |
5/6 |
Expert Tip |
Los Angeles Lakers -4.5 Point Spread |
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Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers: Current situation
The turn of the new year has been a disaster for the Mavericks who lost their best player Luka Doncic for at least a month with a calf injury. Things haven’t improved any bit, in fact they also just lost Kyrie Irving who has been dealing with an illness for the past few days. The defense has taken a step back as well during the 4-game losing streak, allowing at least 110 points in every single game and at least 126 in two of them. Right now, the state of the Mavericks is not good.
Although the just lost at Houston, Lakers fans don’t have much to complain about these days. The team is producing wins, they are level with the Mavericks with a 20-15 record which is good enough for the 4th seed. Winning these types of games is crucial for playoff seeding, as head-to-head meetings could come in play further down the road. LA is currently chasing the Nuggets who are just a half game ahead in 4th place.
Dallas Mavericks Stats & Form
Dallas will be playing their 2nd game in two nights here as they have a meeting with the red-hot Grizzlies on Monday night. In the 134-122 home loss to Cleveland they had a couple of unexpected heroes step up with Quentin Grimes scoring 26 points and three bench players going into double-figures. Right now the most experienced Mavs player is Klay Thompson, perhaps he can take on a bigger role on offense while the likes of Doncic and Irving are missing.
Los Angeles Lakers Stats & Form
It was a controversial ending to the game in Houston as the Lakers lost 119-115. Losing by just 4 points in a game where they were down by as many as 22 tells us that this team has a lot of character, not giving up despite the massive hole they were in. Anthony Davis ended the game with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks, while LeBron James missed out on a near triple-double with 21, 13 and 9 assists.
Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers: Head-to-Head
It’s been mostly Dallas in head-to-head meetings with 7 wins in 10 meetings, plus they’ve also covered the spread in 8 of those 10 games. A total of 174 regular season games have been played between these two teams, the Lakers have a commanding 117 to 57 lead in wins. However, the Mavs are in midst of one of their best stretches ever against LA, winning the last 4 regular season series.
Dallas Mavericks – Los Angeles Lakers Odds
Taking the Lakers here will net you odds of 5/6 for a road win. If you feel like Dallas has what it takes to win without Doncic and Irving, odds of 11/8 are available.
The point total has been set at 223.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers Betting Tip | Odds |
Dallas Mavericks +4.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Over 223.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
Los Angeles Lakers -4.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers (07.01.2025)
This recent funk that the Finalists from last year have been in has caused them to drop all the way to 7th in the standings. Dallas is desperate to get something started, their last 3 losses were all by double digits. Luka Doncic is still a couple of weeks away from returning, it looks like the team will now also be without their 2nd best player Kyrie Irving who is battling an illness which has ruled him out of Monday’s game vs Memphis. That’s a big blow to the Mavs’ ambitions here, it’s quite obvious why the Lakers are favorites in this one. LA just lost a heartbreaking game in Houston on Sunday night, but despite the defeat they were able to cover the spread as 5.5 point underdogs. Anthony Davis and LeBron James both had strong double-doubles in that game, the one day of rest in between these two games should do the veterans well. LA has mostly had a negative record against the Mavericks in head-to-head meetings, considering all the injuries the home team is facing here this could be a perfect opportunity to get a rare win in Dallas. The Mavs have given up an average of 57 boards per game to their last 3 opponents, plus those 3 teams have scored 56 points per game inside the paint against them. Expect Anthony Davis to be aggressive right from the start here, if he can have a big game then the Lakers will be in good shape here. Back LA to cover.
Expert Tip |
Los Angeles Lakers -4.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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