Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 3/29/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: TNT

American Airlines Center is where the Dallas Mavericks (46-29) will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (31-43) on Tuesday.

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Pelicans and took a loss by a final of 116-108 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest having earned a 52.5% FG percentage (42 of 80) and converted 14 out of their 35 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Lakers made 10 of their 16 tries for a rate of 62.5%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned a total of 39 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 26 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 1 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about defense, Los Angeles allowed 48.4% from the floor on 44 out of 91 shooting. New Orleans distributed 41 dimes and had 25 steals for the contest. Moreover, New Orleans collected 29 rebounds (12 offensive, 17 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. New Orleans ended up going 79.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 24 shots. They also made 9 out of their 27 shots from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Lakers ended up with 20 and the Pelicans totaled 7 personal fouls.

LeBron James is one guy who came through in the matchup. James ended up going 51.9% from the floor and also earned 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 42 mins played and grabbed 9 boards. He scored 39 points on 14 of 27 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 31-43 for the season. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 44.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,790 assists on the campaign, which ranks 16th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are hitting 35.1% on three-point attempts (903 of 2,575) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.6 pts per contest (11th in basketball) while shooting 46.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lakers have forced 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 25th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,915 surrendered on the season. The Lakers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.6% (3,122 of 6,699) and they surrender 46.9 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 35.1% on 3-pointers and they are 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed (114.3).

For their last game, the Mavericks walked away with a victory by a final of 114-100 against the Jazz. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Dallas permitted Utah to snag 29 overall (7 on the offensive side). They went 35.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 12 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 10 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Mavericks permitted the Jazz to knock down 41 out of 89 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 46.1% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks ended up going 40 for 77 from the field which had them shooting 51.9%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Dallas made 17 of 34 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 17 of those for a rate of 70.8%. The Jazz committed 6 personal fouls for this game which got the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also coughed it up 8 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The Mavericks were able to pull down 35 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for this game.

Luka Doncic ended up having an impact for the Mavericks for the contest. He converted 11 of 21 in this contest for a rate of 52.4%, and had 10 rebounds. Doncic earned 32 points in his 33 mins on the court and accumulated 5 assists for the matchup.

Dallas has a win-loss mark of 46-29 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Mavericks are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which is 20th in the league. Dallas has totaled 8,000 pts for the season (106.7 per contest) and they pull in 43.1 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 23.1 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per game. The Mavericks are committing 19.8 personal fouls every game and they go 76.6% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 104.1. They are forcing 13.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (15th in basketball). The Dallas defense allows 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (811 of 2,400) and their opponents are knocking down 75.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 23.3 assists and 44.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks 8th and 14th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas and under the total points

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