All eyes will be on the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night as Luka Doncic plays his former team for the first time. Tipoff in Los Angeles is set for 10 p.m. ET.
While plenty of attention will be on how well Doncic plays against the team for whom he played the first 422 games of his career, this game also presents a variety of intriguing betting opportunities.
ESPN BET is offering an array of prop bets, and here are betting experts Andre Snellings and Eric Moody with some of the bets that they like most.
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Bets we like
Luka Doncic to record a triple-double (+375)
LeBron James should let Doncic run the show as he faces his former team for the first time since the blockbuster deal. Doncic’s minutes were limited in his first two games with the Lakers after returning from a calf injury, but he’s played 30-plus in his last two. When he’s played 35-plus minutes over the last two seasons, he’s averaged 34.2 PPG, 9.5 RPG, and 9.8 APG. I expect him to log heavy minutes and shine tonight against Dallas. — Moody
Doncic over 4.5 total free throws made (-150)
When Doncic is healthy locked in, he typically gets to the line. In his first 12 games of the season, before his first injury absences, he averaged 5.7 FT on 7.0 FTA. He returned for a six-game stretch in early December, averaging 5.5 FT on 7.5 FTA. On Saturday, in his fourth game with the Lakers, Doncic finally looked like himself and went 8-of-8 from the line. The Mavericks will likely use their bigger wings (e.g. Dante Exum, Max Christie, Naji Marshall) on Doncic to guard him more physically, which increases the likelihood that he’ll get to the line tonight. — Snellings
Max Christie over 13.5 points and assists (-130)
Doncic isn’t the only one with a revenge game narrative on Tuesday. Christie, part of that blockbuster trade, has played surprisingly well for Dallas and logged 30-plus minutes in every game with the Mavericks so far. He’s also in a good spot against a Lakers team that struggles against spot-up shooters. — Moody
Kyrie Irving over 26.5 points (-110)
Irving has been very aggressive as a scorer of late through all the Mavericks injuries. He only managed 17 points in a blowout in their last outing, but in the three games prior he had averaged 35.7 PPG with at least 30 in all three. In what has become a marquee matchup, facing a team featuring both of Irving’s most high-profile former teammates, I look for Irving to be assertive on offense and try to keep the Mavericks in the game. Plus, he will likely be defended by Austin Reaves or Doncic, neither of whom are plus defenders, which should give Kyrie the chance to get it going early. — Snellings
Source: espn.com