The Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at STAPLES Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 4-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Mavericks were a 99-60 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Kings. They covered the 12.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (159) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 102-94 result against the Clippers on January 14. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a 3-point underdog, while the 196 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Dallas:
Team record: 8-5 SU, 9-4 ATS
Current streak: won 5 straight games.
is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of last 10 games
is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
When playing on Monday are 9-1
Before playing LA Clippers are 5-5
After playing Sacramento are 4-6
After a win are 7-3
Los Angeles:
Team record: 9-5 SU, 7-7 ATS
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
LA Lakers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 5 games when playing Dallas
LA Lakers are 19-6 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against Dallas
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Miami are 9-1
After playing LA Clippers are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4
Next up:
Dallas at LA Clippers, Wednesday, January 18
LA Lakers at Miami, Thursday, January 19
