Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers face off at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 8:30 PM ET .
Who’s Playing
Dallas Mavericks @ Los Angeles Lakers
How To Watch ?
- Date & time : Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 8:30 PM ET
- Arena : Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- TV & radio channel : SiriusXM, ESPN LA 710/1330 KWKW, ABC, Spectrum SportsNet
- Live Stream: FuboTV
Dallas Mavericks – Los Angeles Lakers injury report :
Dallas Mavericks injury report :
Luka Dončić: Questionable (Ankle)
Dereck Lively II: Questionable (Ankle)
Dante Exum: Out (Heel)
Los Angeles Lakers injury report :
LeBron James: Questionable (Ankle)
Gabe Vincent: Out (Knee)
Dallas Mavericks – Los Angeles Lakers starting lineups :
The following were the starters for both teams in their previous games:
Dallas Mavericks starting lineup :
K. Irving, SG #11 T. Hardaway Jr., SG #10 J. Green, SF #8 M. Kleber, PF #42 D. L. II, C #2
Los Angeles Lakers starting lineup :
L. James, PG #23 D. Russell, PG #1 T. Prince, SG #12 A. Reaves, SG #15 A. Davis, C #3
Game prediction : Dallas Mavericks – Los Angeles Lakers
Spread : +3.5 (-110) (DAL)
Over/Under (Totals) : 242
NBA Point Spread Predictions
NBA point spread predictions provide a solution to dealing with imbalanced money line odds. Instead of solely predicting the winner of a game, these predictions focus on whether the favored team will win by a certain margin or if the underdog will lose but still cover the spread.
For instance, if you bet on the Los Angeles Lakers as favorites with a -7 point spread and they win by 8 or more points, your prediction would be correct. On the other hand, if you bet on the underdog and they lose by just 6 points, they would still cover the spread because they started with +7 points advantage.
NBA point spread predictions enable individuals to consider both winning margins and potential outcomes for underdogs in their betting strategy.
NBA Over/Under (Totals) Predictions
NBA over/under predictions provide an alternative method of betting on a basketball game. Rather than choosing a specific team to win, you are wagering on whether the total number of points scored will be above or below a set amount determined by bookmakers.
This type of prediction is appealing if you do not have a strong preference for either team or if you anticipate an exciting high-scoring game or a slow and evenly matched one. To illustrate, let’s say the sportsbooks set the line at 210.5 points; if the final score is 115-107 with a total of 222 points, those who predicted “over” would win their bets.
Conversely, if the match concluded with a score of 101-104 totaling only 205 points, those who chose “under” would be successful in their wagers.
