Lakers vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown

Get ready to light up the scoreboard! The Los Angeles Lakers are cruising into Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse with a chip on their shoulder, ready to challenge the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers in a first-round playoff clash that promises more fireworks than the Fourth of July. With both teams sitting pretty at the top of their conferences and the Cavs looking to maintain their pristine record, tonight’s 7 PM showdown is set to be a nail-biter. The stakes? High. The energy? Electric. The betting lines? Razor-thin with an over/under that’s got all the makings of a thriller. After a series of opening-round blowouts, it’s high time the playoffs heated up. So, as the Lakers try to reign over the Cavs in their own castle, let’s see who truly gets to wear the crown in this royal rumble!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: October 30, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	LAL ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+170	-200	227.0	5.0/-5.0
Recent	+160	-185	224.5	5.0/-5.0
Difference	-10	+15	-2.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

17W-22L

38.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

27W-13L

61.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
04/06/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	33	23	22	19	97	Under
04/06/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	36	29	25	26	116	Under
11/25/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	35	35	23	28	121	Over
11/25/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	40	29	23	21	113	Over
12/06/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	26	23	34	19	102	Under
12/06/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	30	28	31	116	Under
11/06/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	28	29	27	114	Under
11/06/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	36	28	16	20	100	Under
03/21/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	28	39	29	35	131	Over
03/21/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	35	27	35	23	120	Over
10/29/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	26	31	16	101	Under
10/29/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	21	33	34	25	113	Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/28	vs PHX	105-109L	46	25	11	94
10/26	@ SAC	131-127W	45	32	19	92
10/25	@ PHX	123-116W	37	33	12	75
10/22	@ MIN	110-103W	46	22	7	95
04/12	vs MEM	123-120W	39	24	19	81
04/09	@ GSW	120-134L	40	31	7	96
04/07	@ MIN	117-127L	41	27	15	84
04/06	@ CLE	116-97W	40	30	17	80
04/03	vs WAS	125-120W	49	21	16	91
04/02	vs TOR	128-111W	47	38	14	101

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/28	vs NYK	110-104W	41	21	13	82
10/26	vs WAS	135-116W	48	27	16	88
10/25	@ DET	113-101W	39	28	12	82
10/23	vs TOR	136-106W	36	29	12	87
04/12	@ IND	129-120W	41	28	9	95
04/10	@ MEM	110-98W	47	27	13	82
04/07	vs LAC	118-120L	36	27	11	88
04/06	vs LAL	97-116L	40	24	18	90
04/03	vs PHX	101-122L	37	28	15	83
04/02	vs UTA	129-113W	41	38	13	85

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	55.0	57.0	53.3	100%	53.7
Rui Hachimura SF	29.0	31.5	26.2	100%	26.4
LeBron James PF	46.0	46.8	51.1	100%	51.5
Austin Reaves SG	30.0	39.8	33.8	100%	34.1
D’Angelo Russell PG	29.0	24.9	33.2	100%	33.5

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	39.0	35.5	37.8	100%	38.2
Darius Garland PG	35.0	31.8	31.9	100%	32.3
Donovan Mitchell SG	43.0	40.5	42.1	100%	42.5
Evan Mobley PF	40.0	43.0	36.1	100%	36.5
Dean Wade SF	18.0	16.9	13.4	40%	16.9

Lakers Notable Injuries

Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 2.8pts, 1.1reb, 1.3ast, 18.1 minutes. Last game: 10/28/24. Impact: 1.0
Bronny James (PG): Avg: 0.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 2.7 minutes. Last game: 10/22/24. Impact: 0.2

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Craig Porter Jr. (PG): Avg: 4.9pts, 1.9reb, 2.0ast, 11.3 minutes. Last game: 10/26/24. Impact: 1.0
Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 2.8pts, 3.2reb, 1.0ast, 10.5 minutes. Last game: 10/26/24. Impact: 0.9
Jaylon Tyson (SG/SF): Avg: 2.3pts, 1.0reb, 0.3ast, 5.3 minutes. Last game: 10/26/24. Impact: 0.6

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Pts	14.5	17.3	+2.8	80%	90%	87%	87%	LAL	-0.2	#13
Rui Hachimura	LAL	Pts	14.5	16.7	+2.2	80%	40%	47%	47%	CLE	-2.4	#4
Evan Mobley	CLE	Reb	8.5	9.9	+1.4	40%	60%	53%	53%	LAL	+0.6	#24
Donovan Mitchell	CLE	Reb	3.5	4.5	+1.0	40%	70%	67%	67%	LAL	-0.4	#7
Sam Merrill	CLE	Ast	1.5	1.9	+0.4	40%	30%	33%	33%	LAL	-0.0	#13
Caris LeVert	CLE	Ast	3.5	3.8	+0.3	40%	30%	20%	20%	LAL	-0.0	#13

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Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#13	#24	#30	#24	5.2%
PF	#23	#17	#20	#19	2.3%
PG	#18	#17	#19	#17	2.8%
SF	#29	#26	#28	#29	12.5%
SG	#20	#7	#13	#18	0.5%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#9	#4	#3	-11.3%
PF	#30	#19	#23	#26	7.1%
PG	#7	#6	#10	#4	-11.8%
SF	#4	#18	#20	#8	-6.0%
SG	#5	#8	#5	#4	-7.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

120.5

111.9

Rebounds per Game

43.4

41.1

Assists per Game

28.9

29.4

Steals per Game

6.4

7.4

Blocks per Game

5.8

5.0

Shots per Game

87.9

85.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.5

13.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.5

56.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.7

37.9

Turnovers per Game

12.8

12.4

Fouls per Game

14.9

16.8

Recent Trends

Georges Niang (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 49.5% to 17.0, 11.4 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.