The Cleveland Cavaliers (4-0) hope to continue a four-game winning stretch when they host the Los Angeles Lakers (3-1) at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The game airs on SportsNet LA and FDSOH.
The Cavaliers hit the court as 4.5-point favorites against the Lakers. The matchup’s point total is set at 227.
Cavaliers vs. Lakers betting odds
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- Spread: Cleveland -4.5
- Total: 227
- Moneyline: Cleveland -174, Los Angeles +151
Lakers at Cavaliers odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Lakers (+ 4.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (227)
- Prediction:
Cavaliers 116 – Lakers 115
Moneyline
- The Cavaliers have not yet lost a Game they played as the moneyline favorite this season, going 3-0.
- Cleveland has won all three Games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -174 or shorter.
- The Cavaliers have an implied moneyline win probability of 63.5% in this matchup.
- The Lakers have entered the Game as underdogs three times this season and won twice.
- Los Angeles has played as an underdog of +151 or more once this season and lost that Game.
- The Lakers have a 39.8% chance to win this Game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Against the spread
- Last year, the Cavaliers recorded 112.6 points per Game, only 4.8 fewer points than the 117.4 the Lakers gave up.
- Cleveland went 18-7 against the spread and 19-6 overall last season when scoring more than 117.4 points.
- When it scored more than 110.2 points last season, Los Angeles went 32-24 against the spread and 39-17 overall.
- Cleveland went 32-21-3 against the spread and 42-14 overall last season when it gave up fewer than 118.0 points.
- Last season, the Cavaliers were the NBA’s 20th-ranked offense (112.6 PPG), while the Lakers ranked 23rd in defensive points per Game (117.4) in the league.
- Los Angeles was the NBA’s sixth-ranked offense (118.0 PPG) a season ago, while Cleveland allowed the seventh-ranked average points per Game (110.2).
- The Cavaliers totaled 198 more points than their opponents last season (2.4 per Game on average), and the Lakers scored 49 more points than their opponents (0.6 per Game).
Over/Under
- Cleveland’s average implied point total last season was 1.6 fewer points than its implied total in Wednesday’s Game (114.4 implied points on average compared to 116 implied points in this Game).
- Last year, Cleveland scored more than 116 points in 32 Games.
- The average implied point total last season for Los Angeles (118.8) is 7.8 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (111).
- Los Angeles outscored its implied point total for this matchup (111) two times last year.
How to watch Cavaliers vs. Lakers
- Game day: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Game time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV channel: SportsNet LA and FDSOH
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Arena: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
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