Warm for this weekend’s NFL betting with an NBA betting matchup with a revenge theme, as Dallas hosts Los Angeles on Wednesday after getting blown out in the City of Angels recently. The Lakers are dealing with some injuries, and the Mavericks will aim to take advantage of this.
Lakers vs Mavericks betting – Wednesday, January 13, 8:30 PM ET
The Lakers had a stretch of four games in which they failed score 100 points or more before Tuesday’s game in San Antonio, and their best players are struggling right now. Kobe Bryant has been playing with a finger injury, which has surely affected his shooting stroke. Ron Artest has been playing through concussion problems, but he looks like he should be sitting alongside Paul Gasol, who has a hamstring injury. This creates shots for Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom, who has been hitting the boards hard this season. In their January 3rd 131-96 romp over the Mavericks, the Lakers had seven players in double figures, powered by Jordan Farmar’s 24 points off the bench.
The Mavericks have been off since a loss to Utah on Saturday, and they’re wondering if Josh Howard will be available for this game. The forward has been in and out of the lineup all year due to injuries, and he gives them another scorer behind Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry. The Mavericks’ defense has been sparked by Shawn Marion, whose versatility allows them to use different strategies on that end of the floor, as well as keep Nowitzki off of the opposition’s best player. Dallas shot a miserable 37.8% from the field in their loss to the Lakers, and maybe it’s a good thing for the Mavericks’ sportsbook odds that Howard could be out: he was 2-of-11 on that night.
Dallas should be the NBA betting favorite in this contest, as five of the Lakers’ eight losses prior to their San Antonio game had come on the road. As far as betting tips go, the Lakers are 4-3 in the second half of back-to-back games this season, and they’ll be playing a physical San Antonio team on Tuesday, which isn’t a good thing with all the injuries they have right now. You can bet the Mavericks are still smarting from their humiliation in Los Angeles, so look for them to jump on the Lakers early.
Sports betting pick: Dallas
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