Is Luka Doncic Playing Tonight? (Injury Update, Betting Impact for Lakers vs. Mavs)

UPDATE: Luka Doncic is off the injury report and WILL PLAY on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic makes his return to Dallas on Wednesday, and he's expected to play in this game despite suiting up in the front end of a back-to-back on Tuesday.

Doncic got a little extra rest on Tuesday, as he was ejected from the Lakers' loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. While the Lakers have not released an official injury report for Wednesday's game (we'll update this story when they do), Doncic is expected to be in action.

Los Angeles needs to win two games to secure the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, as it faces Dallas, Portland, and Houston to close out the regular season.

Doncic, who is expected to get a tribute from Dallas on Wednesday, has been playing well as of late, averaging over 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists per game in 26 games with the Lakers.

And just over two months later, Luka Doncic makes his return to Dallas tonight on ESPN (7:30 pm ET) as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Mavericks. A tribute video and thank you shirts are planned inside the Mavs arena. https://t.co/xo9tQd9VAm
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Here's how to bet on Luka in the prop market on Wednesday.

Best Luka Doncic Prop Bet for Lakers vs. Mavericks

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

Luka Doncic UNDER 47.5 Points, Rebounds and Assists (-125)

Fading Luka in his revenge game?

I know it may seem crazy, but the Lakers star is likely going to get a warm reception from the Dallas crowd in what will undoubtedly be an emotional night. Earlier this season – in L.A. – Luka had 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 12 assists against Dallas, falling short of this number.

In fact, for the season, he’s averaging 43.5 points, rebounds, and assists per game – four less than this prop line is set at on Wednesday. In addition to that, Luka has cleared 47.5 PRA in just seven of his 26 games with the Lakers, averaging 27.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game.

He’ll likely still have a solid game on Wednesday, but this line is juiced up for so many people expecting a huge game. Dallas is likely going to do the same thing it did when these teams played on Feb. 25 and attempt to double Doncic to stop him from having a huge game.

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