The Dallas Mavericks (24-17) and the Los Angeles Lakers (20-21) meet up on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Lakers as 4-point favorites, while the over/under is 243.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). LeBron James (ankle) and Luka Doncic (ankle) are both listed as questionable.

Before you make any Mavericks vs. Lakers or NBA picks, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past five-plus seasons. The model enters Week 13 of the 2023-24 NBA season on a sizzling 42-23 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning nearly $2,000. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows Los Angeles forward Anthony Davis has been playing at a high level throughout the year. Davis owns the instincts defensively to defend the rim at a high level while scoring at will. The Kentucky product is third in the NBA in rebounds (12.2) and fourth in blocks (2.5) with a team-high 25.1 points per game. 

The model has also factored that Dallas ranks seventh in the NBA in points per game (118.7). Guard Kyrie Irving plays a role in this effective unit. Irving can score from any spot on the court and uses his stellar ball handles to break down defenses. The Duke product averages 25.8 points, five boards and 5.4 assists per game. He's scored 30-plus points in five straight games. 

The model has simulated Mavericks vs. Lakers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations!

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