Lakers vs Cavaliers Betting Odds: Lakers Finally Finding Groove
LeBron Looking for Another Win Against Old Team

Lakers Looking to Extend Win Streak
The Los Angeles Lakers are beginning to create an identity for themselves as they travel to Cleveland having won eight of their last 10 games. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers are doing their best to establish themselves as a genuine contender in the East behind the stellar play of Donovan Mitchell. Let’s take a look at the Lakers vs Cavaliers Betting Odds ahead of an intriguing showdown in Cleveland.
Lakers vs Cavaliers
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Location:Â Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
The Lakers are starting to look like a genuine force once again as their star duo of Anthony Davis and LeBron James. The two superstars have already missed ample time this season and while the wins of late have been impressive the more important outcome for this team is ensuring both players remain healthy and available for the foreseeable future.
Cleveland will look to continue their impressive start to the season and will hope for some injury luck themselves, with Jarrett Allen upgraded to questionable on the NBA injury report. With Allen in the lineup, the Cavs boast one of the NBA’s best defensive ratings and his presence will be all the more vital in trying to limit the impact that Davis has on this game for LA. Despite the Lakers recent resurgence the line for this game opened at 3.5-points in favour of the Cavs, with early money pushing it to -4.0 points across the board. The total remains at its opening number of 224.0 points.
AD Leading Way for LA
It’s not surprising that the Lakers recent run of form has coincided with the elevated play of star forward Anthony Davis. The All-Star big man has been unstoppable of late, averaging 35.3 points, 15.5 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game during the Lakers last 10 games.
The return of LeBron James has done nothing to hamper his momentum either, which is a promising sign for a team who were in desperate need of leadership and identity after a rocky start to the season. Ensuring Davis’ remains the focal point of the offense is crucial in opening up the rest of the floor for this Laker team and head coach Darvin Ham seems to have done an excellent job in getting the rest of his rotation to buy into their assignments.
If the team can find continuity in their rotations we should start to see this team climb back toward the forefront of conversation in the NBA Conference standings. The faster pace also seems to be helping their offense find rhythm out on the floor so keep an eye on how their totals match up with their projected number of possessions.
That said, this team has benefitted more than any other this season when looking at their NBA schedule so far. Their ‘rest advantage spots’ are better than any team in the league so to see them still lingering around .500 is worrying given the opportunities afforded to them to start the season.
Cavs Continue Building
One team that hasn’t had many early season struggles are the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are sitting third in the Eastern Conference standings – just 3.5 games behind the league-leading Boston Celtics.
Donovan Mitchell’s seamless addition to the rotations has given them the offensive spark they need to build off last season’s success. The former Utah guard has averaged 28.4 points per game on 49% shooting from the field to start the season and we’d expect another big outing against a Lakers team that is susceptible to giving up points to high usage guards.
Despite their strong start to the season, the Cavs are just 2-4 against Western Conference opponents this season. One of those wins did come against the Lakers though, where they emerged 114-110 winners on the road thanks in large to a 33-point effort from Mitchell.
The Key to that game was the play of Evan Mobley and Allen in the paint as they held Davis to just 19 points in his 33 minutes on the floor. Keeping both men on the floor together is crucial in Cleveland being able to execute their defensive scheme to the desired effect. Allen operating as the primary rim protector allows Mobley to play as a free-roam help defender, which in turn allows their perimeter players to harry opponents and force them inside where they have elite protection and shot blocking.
top-10 for Defensive Rating this season; the Cavs ranked 1st while the Lakers are currently 10th.
Both these teams are currently in the top-10 for Defensive Rating this season; the Cavs ranked 1st while the Lakers are currently 10th. Despite the Lakers playing at a much faster pace and generally controlling the tempo in games – this game tonight figures to be more of a grind and the half court action should set up for both teams to have success in getting stops.
The Under seems to be the best bet on the board for this match up in a game that should have a higher intensity to it than most regular season outings.
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