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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 125-120 winner as they battled the Wizards on the road. The Lakers failed to cover in the match as a -13-point favorite, while 245 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Cleveland was a 122-101 loser in its last match on the road against the Suns. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 223 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Cleveland:
Team record: 46-31 SU,36-39-2 ATS
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 45-33 SU,37-41 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
LA Lakers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Lakers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 7 games
Next up:
Cleveland at Los Angeles Sunday, April 7
Los Angeles home to Minnesota Sunday, April 7