Cleveland vs L.A. Betting!
The Cavaliers are 17-20 ATS with an O/U record of 18-19 and the Lakers are 18-18-1 ATS with an O/U record of 18-19.[ad-4468020]
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. L.A. Lakers Preview
Venue/ Stadium: STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
Time/Date: 10:30 PM EST Tuesday, January 14, 2014
NBA Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Cavaliers -2
Over/Under: 203
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ATS Matchup Stats | Gambling Insight!
This season the Lakers are 8-10 at home and the Cavaliers are 3-16 on the road.
In their last games the Lakers lost to the L.A. Clippers 123-87 and the Cavaliers lost to the Sacramento Kings 124-80.
The Lakers are reeling losing 4 straight and they have lost 10 of their last 11 games. They are coming off an embarrassing defeat to the Clippers and the biggest news surrounding them is if Kobe Bryant, who is still out with an injury, should play in the All Star game.
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The Cavs are 2-point favorites in this non-conference match up even though they only have 3 road wins this season and are coming off an embarrassing 44-point loss.
The Lakers are struggling on both ends of the court, as in their last 11 games they are only shooting 41% from the floor and on defense are giving up an average of 110.2 ppg. Overall the Lakers only rank 29th in the league on defense.
The Lakers have won 3 straight at home and 4 of their last 5 against the Cavs.
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Lakers’ leading scorer Nick Young and Pau Gasol have really been struggling with their shot, but they may get back on track facing a Cavs’ defense that has been terrible on the road as of late and ranks 20th in the league.
The Lakers will have to play good perimeter defense in this game against the Cleveland G duo of Kyrie Irving (21.7 ppg) and Dion Waiters (14.8 ppg) and if they can keep these guys in check they have a good chance to snap their losing streak.
Luol Deng is averaging 18.4 ppg on the season, but has only averaged 11 ppg in 2 games since being traded from the Bulls.
Betting Trends
The Cavaliers are 6-15 ATS in their last 21 road games, 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall, and they have an Under record of 6-1 in their last 7 games.
The Lakers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall, 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a S.U. loss, and they have an Under record of 9-4 in their last 13 games.
The home team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 games between these 2 teams.
Jason’s Pick
I am going with the Lakers in this one, as they are playing poorly lately, but the Cavs are simply a bad road team and in L.A. they will lose.
Player Injuries
CLEVELAND
NONE
L.A.
Pau Gasol C – Jan 13: Day-To-Day
Xavier Henry SF – Jan 13: Out
Steve Blake PG – Jan 12: Out
Kobe Bryant SG – Jan 10: Out
Steve Nash PG – Jan 10: Out
