NBA : Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers Odds & Prediction

Game Info: December 31, 2024 9:00PM EST @ Crypto.com Arena

It’s obviously a very sizzling matchup coming up with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers. Both these units came off smashing performances: Cleveland’s ability to beat Golden State and then easily overpower Denver later in some high-scoring contests shines; for their part, though, the Lakers seem inconsistent (battling different factions of Sacramento and Golden State), still managing to record impressive victories. Hence, Cleveland goes strong into this fight, while Los Angeles is still battling with lots of injuries by its roster. Still, these two teams bring different unique qualities on the floor, and every time step out, expect something grand as they fight for another one.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Cavaliers 1.56 , Lakers 2.52

Spread: Cavaliers -4.5 , Lakers +4.5

Over/Under: 228.5

Team Recent Performance

Cleveland Cavaliers

The on fire team annihilated Golden State 113-95 as of December 31, and it has easily gone through the -3.5 spread and undered a point total of 232. Three days earlier, on December 28, they smashed Denver 149-135-this earned them the -3.5 spread and went over with a 236.5-point total. December 24: Defeated Utah 124-113 but did not cover the hefty -14 spread: Game went over total point number of 232. On December 22, they feasted on the 76ers 126-99, covering the -9 spread and registering an over with a total of 222 points. On December 21, they beat Milwaukee by a score of 124-101, failing to reach a -9 spread and going over with a total of 221 points. In these five matches, the winning streak of the team reached an impressive height as it covered the spread in four matches, with three exceeding the total points.

Los Angeles Lakers

The team at Sacramento scored a win of 132 against 122 points on Dec 29, thereby covering a +3.5 in spread, and went over the total number of points of 221. A similar victory against Golden state, three days earlier on Dec 26, was achieved by a 115-113 score which again propounded the +4 spread and surpassed the 220 figure. The team on December 24 played against Detroit and lost by a score of 117 to114 yet did not hold the cover with regard to -6.5; it was an out over at 222 total points. The team triumphed in Sacramento on December 22 with 103 points to 99, covering a +4 spread while below the total of 228.5 points. Also, on December 20, there was a good victory against Sacramento with the score of 113 against 100, covering the +4.5 spread and scoring under 230 points. The last five games have been characterized by bouncing results from the team, with victory in four of them.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

We have an interesting showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers (3-7 record over the course of the season, 4-6 against the spread, and 5-5 over/under) and the LA Lakers (7-3 record over the course of the season, 6-4 against the spread, and 5-5 over/under) looking at competing against each other. The Cavs average out to 109.00 points while the Lakers score higher at 113.60 points per game. Cleveland at halftime leads 58.20-57.30 in performance for the first half. Cleveland shoots well, hitting the basket at 47.10 percent, falls short of the Lakers impressive 50.94%. The average rebounds per game for Cavaliers is 40 while for the Lakers ‘ average is 42. Beyond the arc: Cavs hit 99 out of 308 from three pointers while the Lakers have gone 96 of 302. The Cleveland team also leads in steals with a per game average of 9.20 as compared to the 8.00 of the Los Angeles team. This matchup shows two teams with strong but slightly different strengths, with the Lakers having the upper hand in scoring and shooting efficiency.

Team Injuries Update

Cleveland Cavaliers

Isaac Okoro (SG, shoulder) and Emoni Bates (SF, knee) are out.

Los Angeles Lakers

Christian Wood (SF, knee), LeBron James (SF, illness), Jarred Vanderbilt (SF, foot), and Jaxson Hayes (C, ankle) are all out.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

The Cleveland Cavaliers will win and cover the spread with the total staying under 228.5.

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