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The NBA will have a brief but intriguing day on Thursday, January 12, with the Mavericks vs Lakers matchup certainly drawing more attention.
This will be the second meeting of the season between these teams since the Mavericks took a 115-124 win at home on December 25, so now the Lakers will only have revenge on their minds.
At JefeBet, we strive to provide with you the best analysis of the various games of the best basketball league in the world along with their individual predictions. As we focus on bringing you the finest sports betting content, today we leave you with our Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers prediction.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers NBA Regular Season Game on January 12, 2023
- Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
- When: Thursday, January 12, 2023, 10:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Dallas Mavericks
- Season record: 23-19
While they have had their ups and downs, the Mavericks have managed to build a solid campaign overall, coming into this game in fourth place in the Western Conference and only 4.5 games out of first place. The team is led by Luka Dončić, who’s been having a great performance, and who also leads the NBA in points scored with an average of 34.0 points per game.
Despite the young Slovenian’s strong performance, the Mavericks are among the weakest offensive teams in the NBA, averaging just 112.4 points scored per game, but have managed to counter that with a top-notch defensive performance: they are sixth best in the league in that regard with an average of 111.0 points allowed per game..
Those offensive problems once again affected the team last Tuesday, where they fell 101-113 to the Los Angeles Clippers, even with a great performance by Doncic, who registered 44 points, 7 assists and 13 rebounds, being the only one of the teams that could surpass 20 points.
Betting on the Los Angeles Lakers
- Season record: 19-22
The Lakers, who made a strong return at the end of 2022, have been much more inconsistent. Anthony Davis’ injury has recently returned the team to absolute chaos; however, they have lately recovered with six wins in their last eight games, a run that has pushed them to within 1.0 game of the play-in spots.
When Los Angeles lost to the Denver Nuggets in their most recent game on Monday, they snapped a run of five straight victories. They did so while playing without LeBron James, and their defense once again behaved as usual, causing the team to lose 109-122.
The Lakers have been a very strong team offensively despite Davis’ absence, averaging 116.7 points scored per game and giving up 48.6 % shooting from the field; however, they’ve had many problems on defense, being the fourth most permissive team in the league with an average of 117.8 points received per game..
JefeBet Prediction
The Mavericks have had some struggles on the road, but they have performed much better in that condition in recent weeks, especially on defense, so hopefully they can hold off a Lakers’ offense that will have James as a doubt until the last minute due to physical problems.
Moreover, although they are not the best in the league offensively, being led by an inspired Doncic makes them fully capable of overpowering a home defense that is one of the worst in the NBA.Just as they did their previous encounter a little less than a month ago.
So, despite the fact that they will be on the road, we are confident that the Mavericks will be the ones to make the difference here, taking advantage of the defensive weaknesses and the lack of offense of their opponents, thus taking another victory.
Prediction: Dallas Mavericks Spread.
