Los Angeles Lakers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction: bet on Cleveland's victory

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on January 1. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James celebrated his 40th birthday on December 30, and the Lakers gave the legend a gift. The Los Angeles club signed Dorian Finney-Smith and Cheick Milton from Brooklyn, giving up D'Angelo Russell, young forward Maxwell Lewis and three second-round draft picks.

The Lakers played their previous game a day earlier at home against Sacramento and beat the Kings for the fourth time this season, 132:122. LeBron was preparing to celebrate and did not play, and the most productive for Los Angeles was Anthony Davis - 36 points, 15 rebounds. The Lakers won the fifth victory in six previous games and strengthened in the playoff zone of the Western Conference - at the moment they share the sixth line with Denver. The balance of wins for both teams is 18-13.

Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cavaliers will host California back-to-back. Yesterday, the team met with Golden State in San Francisco and left Steph Curry and company no chance for success - 113:95. Cleveland made 38% of their three-pointers - 18 out of 47 - and the Cavs' star defenders did the best in this component. Darius Garland was 3-of-8 from long range and scored 28 points. Donovan Mitchell had 23 points on 5-of-11 three-pointers.

Cleveland confirmed the status of one of the strongest teams this season. The Cavaliers have only four losses in 32 games and a 5.0 win handicap over second place Boston in the Eastern Conference.

Expert Betting Tips

Cleveland, along with the leader of the Western Conference Oklahoma, shows the most stable game and results this season. The Cavs have lost only four games out of 32 since the beginning of the championship and it makes no sense to bet against them. We will bet on Cleveland's victory.