Mavericks vs Lakers prediction NBA · Thursday, February 12
At a glance
The Los Angeles Lakers (32-21) host the Dallas Mavericks (19-34) on Thursday, February 12 at 10:00 PM ET at crypto.com Arena in NBA action. Final score: Mavericks 104 – Lakers 124. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Lakers a 64% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Lakers are 14-10 at home and the Mavericks are 5-18 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Lakers and 2-8 for the Mavericks (current streaks: Lakers L2, Mavericks L8).
The analysis Model
The Lakers are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Lakers 118 – 113 Mavericks, a margin of about 4.6 points in favor of the Lakers and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Mavericks need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
DALLAL
Top performers
Mavericks
Naji MarshallF · #319pts / game
Brandon WilliamsG · #127assists
Daniel GaffordF · #216reboundsLakers
LeBron JamesF · #2328pts / gameLeBron JamesF · #2312assistsLeBron JamesF · #2310reboundsRecent form
DALLALHead-to-head
LAL lead 3-1 this season.
DAL
Team comparison
| DAL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 19-34 | Record | 32-21 |
| 114.1 | Points scored / game | 115.4 |
| 116.9 | Points allowed / game | 115.5 |
| -2.4 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.1 |
| L8 | Current streak | L2 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 5-18 road | Home / road record | 14-10 home |
| 39-43 (-1.2) | Last season | 50-32 (+1.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Mavericks
Injury report Lakers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.