Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers live stream info, start time, TV channel: How to watch NBA on TV, stream online
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Current Records: Los Angeles 9-7, Cleveland 8-6
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The Lakers have enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
We saw a pretty high 245-over/under line set for the Lakers' previous contest, but the actual score was more down to earth. They fell just short of Dallas by a score of 104-101. The close match was extra heartbreaking for the Lakers, who almost overcame a 20 point deficit.
The Lakers' loss came about despite a quality game from LeBron James, who scored 26 points along with 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, the Cavaliers' good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They ended up on the wrong side of a painful 129-96 walloping at the hands of Miami. It was supposed to be a close match, and the Cavaliers were supposed to come out on top, but clearly nobody told Miami.
Los Angeles bumped their record down to 9-7 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
The Lakers are hoping to beat the odds on Saturday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. For those looking to play the spread, careful betting on Los Angeles: they have a less-than-stellar 6-10 record against the spread this season.
The Lakers came up short against the Cavaliers in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 116-102. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell, who scored 43 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Now that the Lakers knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Cleveland is a 3.5-point favorite against Los Angeles, according to the latest NBA odds .
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Cavaliers as a 4.5-point favorite.
The over/under is set at 224.5 points.
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Series History
Los Angeles has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Cleveland.
