Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 12/15/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: ESPN

The Los Angeles Lakers (15-13) are headed to American Airlines Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Dallas Mavericks (14-13).

The Lakers faced the Magic and took home the win by a score of 106-94 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.8% FG percentage (41 of 84) and made 13 out of their 28 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Lakers made 11 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 44 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 24 dimes in the matchup while forcing 4 turnovers and getting 12 steals. When talking about defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the field on 33 of 88 shooting. Orlando distributed 47 assists and had 17 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Orlando collected 33 rebounds (14 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 11 blocks. Orlando ended up shooting 78.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 19 attempts. They buried 13 of their 38 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Lakers walked away with 17 and the Magic totaled 18 personal fouls.

LeBron James is one guy who was a factor in this contest. He ended up with 30 points on 12 out of 20 shooting. He played 37 mins played and grabbed 11 rebounds. James walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor and recorded 10 assists.

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Los Angeles enters this matchup with a mark of 15-13 on the year. They are averaging 111.3 points per outing (5th in the league) on 46.6% from the field. The Lakers are hitting 35.7% on three-point shots (333 of 934) and 73.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 46.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 685 assists on the year, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 16.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.9 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lakers have forced 15.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They give up 34.0% on 3-pointers and they are 26th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (111.5). The Lakers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.7% (1,146 of 2,564) and they surrender 47.2 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 27th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 713 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks walked away with a victory by a final of 120-96 when they faced the Hornets. The Mavericks collected 36 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 50 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. The Hornets had 8 fouls for this game which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.2%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Dallas made 19 of their 41 tries (46.3%). In all, the Mavericks ended up shooting 43 for 83 from the floor which had them at 51.8%. The Mavericks allowed the Hornets to convert 34 out of their 86 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.5% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 35.1% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 13 of 37 and finished the game at 15 of 24 from the charity stripe (62.5%). In relation to rebounding, Dallas allowed Charlotte to collect 20 in total (18 on the offensive side).

Kristaps Porzingis ended up having an impact for the Mavericks for the matchup. Porzingis racked up 24 points in his 25 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 7 out of 16 in the game for a rate of 43.8%, and added 13 rebounds.

Dallas has a mark of 14-13 so far this year. The Mavericks are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 22.6 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.2 times per contest. Dallas has totaled 2,819 pts on the year (104.4 per game) and they grab 43.6 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mavericks are connecting on 44.5% from the floor, which is ranked 22nd in the NBA.

The Dallas defense gives up 35.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (305 of 849) and their opponents are knocking down 74.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 24.2 assists and 45.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks 18th and 17th in the league. The Mavericks are ranked 7th in the league in PPG given up with 104.5. They are forcing 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (23rd in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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