Lakers vs Mavericks prediction NBA · Saturday, January 24
At a glance
The Dallas Mavericks (19-26) host the Los Angeles Lakers (26-17) on Saturday, January 24 at 8:30 PM ET at American Airlines Center in NBA action. Final score: Lakers 116 – Mavericks 110. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Mavericks a 52% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Mavericks are 14-11 at home and the Lakers are 14-9 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Mavericks and 4-6 for the Lakers (current streaks: Mavericks W4, Lakers L1).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Mavericks 116 – 115 Lakers, a margin of about 0.6 points in favor of the Mavericks and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Lakers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
LALDAL
Top performers
Lakers
Luka DoncicG · #7733pts / gameLuka DoncicG · #7711assists
Deandre AytonC · #811reboundsMavericks
Max ChristieG · #024pts / game
Cooper FlaggF · #326assists
Naji MarshallF · #311reboundsRecent form
LALDALHead-to-head
LAL lead 3-1 this season.
DAL
Team comparison
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 26-17 | Record | 19-26 |
| 115.4 | Points scored / game | 114.3 |
| 115.5 | Points allowed / game | 116.3 |
| -0.0 | Adjusted margin / game | -1.7 |
| L1 | Current streak | W4 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 14-9 road | Home / road record | 14-11 home |
| 50-32 (+1.2) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Lakers
Injury report Mavericks
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.