Los Angeles seemed to be finding its groove, but a foot injury to AD has it on a three-game slide, now tasked with stopping Luka and the Mavs. With how poor the Lakers are on D with no Davis, Covers_Ro's betting picks expect a lot of Dallas buckets.
Los Angeles seemed to be finding its groove, but a foot injury to AD has it on a three-game slide, now tasked with stopping Luka and the Mavs. With how poor the Lakers are on D with no Davis, our NBA betting picks expect a lot of Dallas buckets.It's Christmas Day on Sunday which means plenty of NBA betting action: including a Western Conference showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks.
Neither squad has impressed this season going a combined 23-40-2 against the spread, but it should be an exciting battle between two of the biggest names in basketball with Luka Doncic facing off against LeBron James.Lakers vs Mavericks picks and predictionsplay at a blazing-fast tempo and that combined with the loss of Anthony Davis has made them extremely vulnerable on the defensive end of the floor.
Davis might be the most valuable defender in the NBA, and his ability to defend the pick-and-roll, switch, contest shots at the rim, and clean the glass, has a massive impact on the entire team. Davis has been out with a foot injury since last Friday, and the Lakers have surrendered at least 130 points in three-straight games without him. The three-time NBA blocks leader has missed seven games this season and the Lakers have allowed a whopping 127.1 points per game in those contests. play at a much slower pace and average a modest 111 ppg, but they're more than capable of going off against up-tempo teams that don't defend very well.
They scored 130 points against Portland last Friday and put up 121 points vs. Oklahoma City last Monday. Take the Over on their team total.
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