Friday, November 21, 2014 at 8:30 PM

American Airlines Center in Dallas

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The Los Angeles Lakers will travel to Dallas to take on the Mavericks at the American Airlines Center. The Lakers are coming off a big win on Wednesday night over the Houston Rockets. Los Angeles, after starting the season 1-9, have won their last two games. For Dallas, they are also coming off a win. The Mavericks are 9-3 and have won five straight games, including their win over the Wizards.

The Dallas Mavericks are led in scoring by Monta Ellis. Ellis is scoring just shy of 20 points per game, but added 34 on Wednesday night. Dirk Nowtizki is also putting up 19.1 points per game for the top scoring team in all of the NBA. The Mavericks top rebounders have been center Tyson Chandler with 10.8 along with Nowitzki, with 5.3 per game. Dallas trails the Memphis Grizzlies by just a single game in the Southwest Division.

For the Los Angeles Lakers, veteran Kobe Bryant scored 29 in the win on Wednesday night. Bryant is leading the Lakers with 27.5 points per game. The defense aided the Lakers in the win on Wednesday as they held the Rockets to just 17 fourth quarter points. Los Angeles, despite that solid defensive quarter, ranks last in the NBA as they are allowing 110.2 points per game. The Lakers have added 9.7 rebounds from Jeremy Hill and 4.8 assists from Jeremy Lin.

Los Angeles Lakers Betting Trends

Los Angeles Lakers are 6-5-1 Against the Spread

Los Angeles Lakers are 8-4-0 against the Over/Under

Dallas Mavericks Betting Trends

Dallas Mavericks are 7-3-2 Against the Spread

Dallas Mavericks are 5-7-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Lakers

11/17/14 F Ryan Kelly Hamstring out indefinitely
11/11/14 G Wayne Ellington Personal out indefinitely
10/28/14 F Julius Randle Tibia out for season
10/23/14 G Steve Nash Back out for season

Dallas Mavericks

11/20/14 G Devin Harris Leg "?" Friday vs. LA Lakers
11/15/14 G Raymond Felton Suspension expected to miss next 4 games

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas

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