However, their defense is a different story entirely. Going back to their last four losses, they surrendered about 113 points to opponents on 47.2% shooting.
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cavaliers will be happy to welcome back Kyrie Irving after missing 11 games due to an injury to his finger, as they are hoping he will help then snap their current five-game losing streak.
Irving is the leading scorer for Cleveland, dropping in 23 points a night; so having him back on the floor should give the team a much needed boost.
The Cavaliers have their problems on both sides of the ball. Offensively, they are scoring 94.3 points a night on just 41.2% shooting, which ranks 22nd and 30th in the league respectively.
On defense, they are giving up more than 100 points a night, which is 23 best in the NBA.
Betting Trends
The Lakers are only 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games played on the road and 0-11 against the spread in their last 11 games played on a Tuesday.
The Cavaliers are just 7-21 against the spread in their last 28 games played at home and 1-5 ATS in their last six versus teams in the Western Conference.
The Cavaliers have covered the spread in four of their last five games against the Lakers when facing them in Cleveland.