Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Cleveland Cavaliers (4-5) and the Los Angeles Lakers (8-4) meet up at 10:30 PM ET on Friday night, and there are some interesting betting trends to discuss.
The Lakers are 10-point home favorites here, and it is a bit intriguing that they have been bet down from an opener of -11 despite the fact that nearly 80% of tracked wagers are coming in on Los Angeles.
The total for the Cavs vs. Lakers game has also shifted and currently sits at 187.5 after debuting at 189.
The home team has won outright in the last 3 head-to-head meetings between the Lakers and the Cavaliers, and it is interesting to note that the Cavaliers have won 3 of the last 4.
The most recent clash was a 104-99 win for the Cavaliers as 11-point underdogs in Cleveland, while the Lakers won 112-57 (that is not a typo) as 15-point favorites the last game in Los Angeles.
The Cavaliers covered the point spread in 3 of those 4 games, and the under has hit in 7 of the last 8 meetings.
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Cleveland enters this matchup as losers in 3 of their last 4, and they’ll bring a 2-4 road record into this one.
The Cavaliers have covered the point spread just once during those 4 recent games this season, and the under has been a winner in 3.
The Lakers started the season off slowly but have rebounded to win 4 straight while covering the NBA odds in 3 straight games.
The under has hit in every single one of those last 3 games despite the fact that the Utah Jazz took the Lakers to overtime in their last game.
These two teams have combined to go under the total in 14 of their combined 21 games this season.
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