NBA : Los Angeles Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks Odds & Prediction

Game Info: December 21, 2024 8:30PM EST @ American Airlines Center

Both teams have shown some brilliant lights of work recently, with the Clippers laying waste to the Mavericks only a few days ago. But Dallas has really good resilience because they would just match some of their high performances, to include wins over teams such as Golden State and Utah. Now that both squads are trying to pick up momentum, this amazing matchup is going to come down to adjustments and strategy. Sure, the battle is fiery, and fans will be anticipating a great contest from two fierce rivals in the Western Conference.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Clippers 2.15 , Mavericks 1.74

Spread: Clippers +2 , Mavericks -2

Over/Under: 221.5

Team Recent Performance

Los Angeles Clippers

On December 20, they scored an impressive win against Dallas, 118-95, as -1 favorites, with the total going under 217. Just before that victory, on December 17, they had beaten the Utah Jazz 144-107 as -7.5 favorites, and that game went over 222.5 total. Besides that, the Mavericks didn’t do so well in their other encounters. On December 14, they fell 120-98 to Denver with +7 as underdogs, and the total remained under 227.5. The same on December 9, although they lost 106-117 to Houston with +3 as underdogs, but the game went Over on the 214-point line. Rough edges began on December 5-anyway, his disappointing 80-108 score of losing to Minnesota with +4.5 underdogs, with the total remaining under 212.

Dallas Mavericks

As underdogs at +1, they fell short against LAC on December 20, losing by a score of 95-118 and hitting the under for the total (217). On December 16, they toppled Golden State 143-133 underdogs at +1 over the total (228.5). On December 11, they fell to the Oklahoma City underdogs at +4.5 with 104-118 and under (230). They edged out Toronto at home on December 8 with a 125-118 victory but did not cover -8, as the game went over (236). Finally, on December 6, they crushed Washington 137-101 as -13.5 favorites, with the total going over (232.5).

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

The Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) face the Dallas Mavericks (DAL) in an even match, with both teams finishing the first half with a 5-5 record, including the same 5-5 mark against the spread. Their over/under records are also the same – 4-6. Offensively, Dallas scores an average of 108.0 points a game, while the L.A. Clippers score 107.3 this season. Their halftime scores are also close: with 51.3 as compared to 52.6. L.A. has a better field goal percentage than 45.97 percent for Dallas at 45.05 percent. Clippers edge the glass with 44.7 per game to 40.8 from Dallas. From beyond the arc, Dallas has a little more over LAC, trying 361 times with 119 out of it while LAC made 112 of its 310 attempts. Dallas averaged 7.3 steals per game which is a little higher than L.A. Clippers with 6.1 steals per ball game.

Team Injuries Update

Los Angeles Clippers

Kawhi Leonard (SF, knee), Terance Mann (SG, finger), and Kobe Brown (SF, back) are all out for the game.

Dallas Mavericks

Kyrie Irving (PG, shoulder), Dante Exum (PG, wrist), and Jaden Hardy (PG, ankle) are all out the game.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

The Dallas Mavericks will win but the Los Angeles Clippers will cover the spread with the total staying under 221.5.

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