Lakers-Cavaliers Lines Preview

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Quicken Loans Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Kobe Bryant dropped a game-high 26 points with 10 rebounds for a double-double on Thursday, as the Lakers got past the Celtics 110-109. The Lakers won the game as a 7-point underdog, while the 219 points sailed OVER the night's posted total of 206. Pau Gasol had 24 points and 14 rebounds in a double-double performance for the Lakers, while Lyle Odom added 20 points with six rebounds. LeBron James dropped a game-high 52 points, hauled down 10 rebounds and dished out 11 assists for a triple-double to lead the Cavaliers to a hard-fought 107-102 victory over the Knicks on Wednesday. The Cavaliers failed to cover the 6-point spread, but the game's 209 points made it OVER the posted total of 208.5. Zydrunas Ilgauskas chipped in with 15 points, and Wally Szczerbiak collected 13 rebounds. Current streak: Los Angeles has won 5 straight games. Cleveland has won 4 straight games. Team records: Los Angeles: 40-9 SU, 25-23-1 ATS Cleveland: 39-9 SU, 32-16 ATS Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Oklahoma City are 6-4 After playing Boston are 5-5 After a win are 8-2 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing Indiana are 5-5 After playing New York are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 5 games LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 5 games on the road Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Lakers Next up: LA Lakers home to Oklahoma City, Tuesday, February 10 Cleveland at Indiana, Tuesday, February 10