Luka Doncic is facing the Dallas Mavericks again. It is a poor reflection of the Los Angeles Lakers that this return to Dallas is not getting as much attention.<\/p>\n
My Lakers vs. Mavericks predictions will still trust Luka. Some anger still lingers.<\/p>\n
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Read more in my NBA picks<\/a> for Saturday, January 24.<\/p>\n Lakers vs Mavericks prediction<\/p>\n Lakers vs Mavericks best bet: Luka Doncic Over 33.5 points (-112)<\/p>\n There may not be many headlines surrounding Luka Doncic<\/a>\u2019s return to Big D today, but that\u2019s exactly when the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> superstar is likely to remind the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> what they traded away.<\/p>\n No one actually thinks Doncic got over that trade in just one offseason, do they? The Mavs\u2019 insults should be fresh in his mind.<\/p>\n Even if this was just a random opponent, Luka has cleared this prop in seven of his last 13 games. He is always ready to score in the mid-30s.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Lakers vs Mavericks same-game parlay<\/p>\n Doncic has returned to Dallas once.<\/p>\n He hit 7-of-10 threes as the Lakers covered a 4.5-point spread with a 15-point win.<\/p>\n Lakers vs Mavericks SGP<\/p>\n Luka Doncic Over 33.5 points<\/p>\n Luka Doncic Over 3.5 threes<\/p>\n Our “from downtown” SGP: Paint Issues Remain<\/p>\n Betting on Dallas post players is a direct reflection of Los Angeles\u2019s greatest weakness.<\/p>\n Until the Lakers find proper big men for Luka, they are wasting his brilliance.<\/p>\n Lakers vs Mavericks SGP<\/p>\n Luka Doncic Over 33.5 points<\/p>\n Luka Doncic Over 3.5 threes<\/p>\n Cooper Flagg Over 18.5 points<\/p>\n Daniel Gafford Over 7.5 points<\/p>\n Lakers vs Mavericks odds<\/p>\n Spread: Lakers -4 (-110) | Mavericks +4 (-110)<\/p>\n Moneyline: Lakers -170 | Mavericks +145<\/p>\n Over\/Under: Over 233.5 (-110) | Under 233.5 (-110)<\/p>\n Lakers vs Mavericks betting trend to know<\/p>\n The Lakers have won their last three games against the Mavericks. Find more NBA betting trends<\/a> for Lakers vs. Mavericks.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n How to watch Lakers vs Mavericks<\/p>\n Location<\/p>\n American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX<\/p>\n Date<\/p>\n Saturday, January 24, 2026<\/p>\n Tip-off<\/p>\n 8:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n TV<\/p>\n ABC<\/p>\n Lakers vs Mavericks latest injuries<\/p>\n Not intended for use in MA. This article originally appeared on Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic is facing the Dallas Mavericks again. It is a poor reflection of the Los Angeles Lakers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":558465,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3793],"tags":[7,225,686,149,4057,2619,251,150,368,166,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-558464","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-mavericks","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-cooper-flagg","10":"tag-dallas","11":"tag-dallas-mavericks","12":"tag-dallasmavericks","13":"tag-daniel-gafford","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","16":"tag-luka-doncic","17":"tag-mavericks","18":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115952037802803922","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/558465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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