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The Dallas Mavericks, owners of the best record in the NBA at 27-7 and leaders of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference will be in hostile territory when they invade the Staples Center in Los Angeles tonight to take on the Lakers (22-11). 

The Lakers have proven to be a difficult opponent at home in the Staples Center with a 15-4 record this season and will attempt to shut down the surging Mavericks, winners of thirteen straight games. 

The Mavericks, installed as slight favorites with a -2 ½ point chalk, are no slouch on the road with an impressive 11-4 mark SU and against the spread. Dallas has been equally as impressive covering the betting line by going 4-0 in road games during their current 13-game winning streak. The total for the game currently set at 203.

The Lakers have covered for backers ATS in seven of their last 10 games and have won 6-of-10 SU including a three game winning streak SU and ATS. The OVER has cashed in six of the last 10 games the Lakers have played. The OVER has also cashed in 21 of 34 games the Lakers played this season. 

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On Friday, Dallas  moved within one victory of matching the franchise-best win streak set during a 14-0 start in 2002-03, as Nowitzki sparked the Mavericks to a 90-85 win at San Antonio. The All-Star forward scored a season-high 36 points to lead Dallas back from an 11-point deficit in the third quarter. 

Dallas will likely be facing a fired-up Kobe Bryant after the Lakers superstar scored a season-low eight points on 2-of-9 shooting in a 123-104 victory over Denver on Friday. Bryant compensated by recording 10 assists, reaching double figures in that category for just the third time this season. 

Bryant has been notorious for tormenting Dallas over the years. The most memorable effort came in his last home game against the Mavericks in December of 2005, when he scored 62 points through three quarters and sat out the final period of the Lakers' 112-90 victory.

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