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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The fans at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 222.5.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 129-96 loser as they battled the Heat at home. The Cavaliers failed to cover in the match as a -1.5-point favorite, while 225 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 104-101 loser at home against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (205) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 9-7 SU,6-10 ATS
LA Lakers is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
LA Lakers is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 8-7 SU,6-9 ATS
Cleveland is 8-16-1 ATS in its last 25 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Philadelphia Monday, November 27
Cleveland home to Toronto Sunday, November 26