The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Dallas Mavericks in a Tuesday showdown at American Airlines Center. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Lakers as 4.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 231 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows the Lakers are coming off an in-season tournament title. Los Angeles finished its run with a championship victory on Saturday. In seven tournament games, the Lakers out-scored opponents by 19.0 points per 100 possessions. That included an elite defensive rating (102.4) and opponents shooting only 40.0% from the field against Los Angeles. On offense, the Lakers also posted 61.7% true shooting and a stellar offensive rebound rate of 34.2%.

The model also knows the Mavericks are spectacular on offense. Dallas is scoring almost 1.19 points per possession this season, ranking in the top five of the NBA. The Mavericks also leads the league in turnover rate (11.6%) and 3-pointers per game (16.0). Dallas ranks in the top ten in both 2-point shooting (56.0%) and 3-point shooting (37.2%), making them difficult to stop.

Now, it has set its sights on Lakers vs. Mavericks. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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