One night after the Dallas Mavericks failed to overcome the depth of a short-handed team, they flexed their own roster depth in front of a packed home crowd. The expectations were high for an early January matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers entering the season.

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SportsLine's model has simulated the Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup 10,000 times and revealed its picks for Tuesday

The Lakers' growing momentum came to a screeching halt Tuesday night with a 118-97 loss to an undermanned Dallas Mavericks team at American Airlines Center, dropping Los Angeles to 0-2 on its Texas two-step road trip that started with a defeat in Houston.

The Lakers are currently 8-10 on the road with a point differential of -2, while the Mavericks have a 6-4 record in their last ten games at home.

A couple of Western Conference hopefuls right on top of each other in the standings meet up on Tuesday, Jan. 7 when the Dallas Mavericks host the Los Angeles Lakers at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

The Los Angeles Lakers (20-14) finish a 2-game road trip on Tuesday against the Dallas Mavericks (20-16). Tip-off from American Airlines is at 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Lakers vs.

The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number,

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