The Los Angeles Lakers (44-33) play the Cleveland Cavaliers (46-31) on April 6, 2024 at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers are favorites by 4.5 points as they enter the matchup winners of three in a row and are 8-2 in their last 10 games. The matchup has an over/under set at 230 points.
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Spread: Cavaliers (+4.5) to Cover
- The model and DraftKings both have the Lakers taking home the win, but the model has them winning by slightly less (1.7 points). Lean towards taking the Cavaliers.
- Cleveland’s ATS record is 36-39-2 this year.
- The Cavaliers are 12-7 ATS this year when playing as at least 4.5-point underdogs.
- Los Angeles has a 36-41-0 record against the spread this season.
- When playing as at least 4.5-point favorites this season, the Lakers have an ATS record of 14-12.
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Total: Under 230
- The DraftKings point total for this matchup is just 1.1 points highter than the model projection.
- In 48 games this season, Los Angeles and its opponent have combined to score more than 230 points.
- There have been 27 Cleveland’s games this year with more than 230 points scored.
- Lakers games have gone over the point total 43 out of 77 times this season.
- The Cavaliers and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 37 out of 77 times this season.
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Moneyline Winner: Lakers (-185)
- Prediction: Lakers 115, Cavaliers 114
- Los Angeles has been the favorite in 44 games this season and won 30 (68.2%) of those contests.
- Cleveland has been victorious in 11, or 40.7%, of the 27 contests it has been chosen as an underdog in this season.
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Austin Reaves Points Prop: Under 14.5
- Austin Reaves puts up 15.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, shooting 48.5% from the floor and 36.2% from downtown with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game.
- Reaves is averaging 15.9 points during the 2023-24 season, 1.4 more than Saturday’s prop total.
- He is 27-for-56 at hitting the over on his points prop this season.
- The Cavaliers put up 112.6 points per game and allow 109.9, making them 19th in the league offensively and seventh defensively.
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