Los Angeles Lakers vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/25/2021

The Cleveland Cavaliers (8-8) will need a big game out of top scorer Collin Sexton (25.5 ppg) if they want to hang with the favored Los Angeles Lakers (13-4). LeBron James and the Lakers are double-digit favorites (-11.5) against the Cavaliers on January 25, 2021. The game's point total is 213.5.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-OH

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Lakers vs. Cavaliers Betting Data

Lakers Betting Data

• Los Angeles has a 12-4 record against the spread this year.
• Los Angeles has gone over the point total the majority of the time, in 17 of 17 games (100%).

Cavaliers Betting Data

• Against the spread this season, Cleveland has a winning record: 8-7.
• Cleveland has hit the over in 16 of 16 games this season (100%).

Point Total Insights

• Los Angeles' games this year have gone over the point total for Monday's matchup total (213.5 points) in 376.5% of opportunities (64 out of 17 matchups).
• Six Cleveland games this year (37.5% of its matchups) ended with a final total higher than Monday's total of 213.5 points.
• The Lakers average 114.3 points per game against the Cavaliers' 104.2, amounting to 5.0 points over the contest's point total of 213.5.
• The 213.1 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 0.4 fewer than the 213.5 total in this contest.
• The Lakers have seen a 218.6 average over/under in their games this season, 5.1 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 0.5 points separates this game's over/under (213.5 points) and the average total points bet in Cavaliers' games (213 points) this season.

Previous Matchups

Cleveland has won a majority of its last 10 games against Los Angeles, going 7-3, while the Lakers have covered the spread in that game against the Cavaliers.

Lakers Players to Watch

• The Lakers leader in points and assists is James, who scores 23.9 points per game along with 7.5 assists.
• Anthony Davis is Los Angeles' best rebounder, pulling down an average of 8.8 boards in each contest while scoring 22.1 points per game.
• James makes more threes per game than any other member of the Lakers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.5 per contest.
• Davis is Los Angeles' leader in steals and blocks, racking up 1.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game.

Cavaliers Players to Watch

• Sexton is the top scorer for the Cavaliers with 25.5 points per game. He also adds 2.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game to his stats.
• Andre Drummond has a stat line of 14.5 rebounds, 18.3 points and 2.8 assists per game for Cleveland to take the top rebound spot on the team. Darius Garland holds the top spot for assists with 5.8 per game, adding 14.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per outing.
• Cedi Osman makes 2.4 three-pointers per game, the most on the Cavaliers.
• Cleveland's leader in steals is Larry Nance Jr. (2.3 per game), and its leader in blocks is Jarrett Allen (1.6 per game).

Injury Report

Lakers:

Jared Dudley: Out (Calf),

Anthony Davis: Day To Day (Right ankle),

LeBron James: Day To Day (Left ankle),

Kostas Antetokounmpo: Out (Knee)

Cavaliers:

Kevin Love: Out (Calf),

Larry Nance Jr.: Out (Wrist),

Matthew Dellavedova: Out (Concussion)