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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
A winning streak will be on the line for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday when they battle the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -2.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 132-122 result against the Kings on December 28. The Lakers covered in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 254 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Cavaliers were a 113-95 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Warriors. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (208) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Cleveland:
Team record: 28-4 SU,23-9 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 18-13 SU,15-16 ATS
LA Lakers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of LA Lakers's last 16 games
Next up:
Cleveland at Dallas Friday, January 3
Los Angeles home to Portland Thursday, January 2