Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 4/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

American Airlines Center is where the Dallas Mavericks (38-41) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (48-30) on Wednesday.

The Lakers faced off with the Thunder and notched a win by a score of 126-99 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended the contest having earned a 54.8% field goal percentage (46 of 84) and knocked down 22 out of their 40 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Lakers converted 12 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. In regard to rebounding, they earned 51 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 25 assists for the contest in addition to creating 7 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding the defense, Los Angeles allowed 43.3% from the floor on 39 out of 90 shooting. Oklahoma City recorded 20 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. Moreover, Oklahoma City pulled down 48 rebounds (9 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Oklahoma City ended up shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 12 tries. They knocked down 12 of their 37 attempts from distance. When discussing fouls, the Lakers finished with 15 while the Thunder accounted for 17 fouls.

Luka Doncic is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. Doncic went 55.0% from the floor and dished out 6 dimes. He played for 37 mins played and grabbed 7 rebounds. He was able to score 30 points on 11 out of 20 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this one with a record of 48-30 for the campaign. They are averaging 113.4 points per contest (19th in basketball) while going 47.9% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 36.4% on three-point attempts (1,034 of 2,840) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 42.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 2,039 dimes so far this year, which ranks 17th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a team they commit 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 20th in the NBA in giving up assists with 2,131 conceded so far this year. The Lakers are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.3% (3,221 of 6,957) and they concede 43.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 35.4% on 3-point shots and they are 11th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.1).

In their last game, the Mavericks went home defeated by a final of 135-104 when they played the Clippers. The Mavericks recorded 31 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 16 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Clippers were called for 22 fouls for this contest which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 38 tries. They were able to knock down 29 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 76.3%. Regarding 3-pointers, Dallas buried 7 out of their 27 tries (25.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks went 34 out of 78 from the field which had them shooting 43.6%. The Mavericks permitted the Clippers to knock down 54 out of their 96 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 56.3% for this game. They went 39.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 11 of 28 and finished the contest at 16 of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Dallas allowed Los Angeles to pull down 45 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Anthony Davis pitched in for the Mavericks for this game. Davis scored 27 points in his 27 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He knocked down 8 of 19 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 42.1%, and earned 9 rebounds.

Dallas has a mark of 38-41 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mavericks are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in the league. Dallas has 9,046 points on the year (114.5 per contest) and they average 43.0 boards per game. They are getting an assist 25.1 times per contest (22nd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. The Mavericks have committed 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks on the defensive end are ranked 19th in basketball in points given up per game with 115.4. They are forcing 13.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (18th in basketball). The Dallas defense allows 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (1,016 of 2,789) and their opponents are connecting on 78.0% of their foul shots. They have given up 27.2 dimes and 45.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 20th and 26th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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