Lakers-Cavaliers Lines Preview

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Quicken Loans Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Kobe Bryant dropped a game-high 26 points with 10 rebounds for a double-double on Thursday, as the Lakers got past the Celtics 110-109. The Lakers won the game as a 7-point underdog, while the 219 points sailed OVER the night’s posted total of 206.
Pau Gasol had 24 points and 14 rebounds in a double-double performance for the Lakers, while Lyle Odom added 20 points with six rebounds.
LeBron James dropped a game-high 52 points, hauled down 10 rebounds and dished out 11 assists for a triple-double to lead the Cavaliers to a hard-fought 107-102 victory over the Knicks on Wednesday. The Cavaliers failed to cover the 6-point spread, but the game’s 209 points made it OVER the posted total of 208.5.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas chipped in with 15 points, and Wally Szczerbiak collected 13 rebounds.
Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 5 straight games.
Cleveland has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 40-9 SU, 25-23-1 ATS
Cleveland: 39-9 SU, 32-16 ATS
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Oklahoma City are 6-4
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a win are 8-2

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Indiana are 5-5
After playing New York are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 5 games
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 7 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Next up:
LA Lakers home to Oklahoma City, Tuesday, February 10
Cleveland at Indiana, Tuesday, February 10

 

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