Two playoff teams will face off on Saturday afternoon when the Cleveland Cavaliers travel to Los Angeles, California, to face the Los Angeles Lakers at the Crypto.com Arena. The game, tipping off at 3:30 PM ET, will air on WUAB and Spectrum SportsNet.

Cleveland has an opportunity to improve their seed in the Eastern Conference to the 2^nd seed as they trail the Milwaukee Bucks by one game. However, the Cavaliers could also finish as the eighth seed as the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference are only separated by five games, with only five games left this season. 

The Cavaliers will have a tough schedule to end the regular season, as they will face the Lakers, Clippers, and Pacers, all of which are playoff teams this season. Cleveland has also struggled over its nine games, compiling a record of 3-6 following Wednesday’s 101-122 loss on the road against the Phoenix Suns. Cleveland is 1-5 in its last six games against playoff teams. 

Cleveland has struggled in the series against Los Angeles, having lost seven of the previous ten games, including a 115-121 loss at home in the meeting earlier this season. The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to avoid the regular-season series sweep when they travel to face the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers can avoid the play-in tournament as they trail the Phoenix Suns by two games for the sixth seed in the Western Conference. However, they will finish no worse than the tenth seed as they have a six-game lead over the Houston Rockets for the final Wild-Card spots in the conference. 

The Lakers have also been one of the hottest teams in the NBA as they enter this game, having won eight of their last nine games and are on a three-game winning streak following a 125-120 win on the road against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. Los Angeles has won seven of the previous ten games in the series, including a 121-115 win on the road earlier this season, and has won three of the last five meetings. The Lakers have won by an average margin of 4.9 points per game in the previous ten games in the series. 

The Los Angeles Lakers will host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon, looking to sweep them this season after being swept by them last season.

JustBet has the Los Angeles Lakers listed as 5.5-point favorites at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon. Los Angeles has won seven of the previous ten games and has won by an average margin of 4.9 points per game in those meetings, including a 121-115 win on the road earlier this season. However, Cleveland has won two of the previous three meetings and has won by an average margin of 7.33 points per game in those matchups.

Los Angeles has dominated the series, winning seven of the previous ten meetings and by an average margin of 4.9 points per game in those meetings. However, Cleveland has won two of the previous three contests and has won by an average margin of 7.33 points per game in those contests. 

Buy the .5 point and take the points with the Cleveland Cavaliers when they travel to face the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday afternoon.