Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction: the Mavs have no chance of success

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on January 8. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Dallas Mavericks

The Mavericks have had a long losing streak. Last time the team, which, besides Doncic, could not count on Kyrie Irving, lost yesterday - away to Memphis (104:119). Before that, Dallas lost four straight - to Portland (122:126), Sacramento (100:110) and Houston (99:110) away, and Cleveland (122:134) at home. As you can see, all matches in this stretch, except for the game with the outsider of the Western Conference, Portland, Dallas lost with a double-digit difference in score.

As a result of the unsuccessful series, the Mavericks have practically fallen out of the Western playoff zone and are now in sixth place in the conference. The Los Angeles Clippers, the seventh-ranked team, also have an identical 20-16 win-loss record to Dallas. Doncic will be out for a few more weeks, so the Mavs could very well drop even lower in the standings in the near future.

Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers have their leaders in the lineup. Both LeBron James and Anthony Davis are not missing any games, and the team from Los Angeles is currently in the top-5 of the Western Conference. With a 20-15 balance, the Lakers round out the top-five and are just 0.5 wins behind fourth-place Denver.

The Lakers lost their previous game, though. On the road, the team failed to cope with the second place of the West - Houston. The Lakers nearly pulled back from a 20-point deficit in the second half, but still came up short - 115:119.

Expert Betting Tips

Without Luka Doncic, Dallas is almost never reaching its season-high in points. No breakthrough in this regard is expected in the upcoming game, because now the Mavericks have lost Kyrie Irving for at least a week. Accordingly, we believe that the individual total will not be reached by Dallas, and the Lakers will take advantage of their opponent's personnel problems to get a convincing victory.