Dorian Finney-Smith, a key acquisition for the Los Angeles Lakers, will be playing against his former team, the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers are favored to win this game due to the absence of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving from the Mavericks lineup.
It's not exactly a revenge game, but Dorian Finney-Smith is primed to have a good showing against his former team. The Lakers newcomer will let it fly from downtown as the Mavericks continue reeling with Luka and Kyrie sidelined.
His shooting touch and defense make Finney-Smith a valuable “Three-and-D” option for Los Angeles and head coach J.J. Reddick will want to take a long look at his new two-way weapon, with rumblings that he could work his way into the starting rotation ahead of He’s made at least two triples in his first three games for Los Angeles and Tuesday’s NBA player projections are all north of the 1.5 Over/Under on 3-pointers made with some models as high as 1.7 — not accounting for game script, a possible uptick in minutes, and the matchup with the Mavericks, who have watched their defense tank during the current five-game slide.Finney-Smith took six shots from deep in his last game and is starting to find his role and the “3-and-D” guys for Los Angeles.
The Lakers opened as 4-point favorites but with Doncic still out and Irving missing this matchup due to illness/back issues, the spread has since soared to as high as L.A. -7.5. Since joining the Covers team back in 2005, he’s honed his handicapping skills to provide audiences with the most thorough insights, blending traditional capping methods with advanced modelling and predictive analysis. Jason has studied the ins and outs of the sports betting business, learning from some of the most successful gamblers in the industry and the biggest sportsbook operators on the planet.
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