FiveStarPick.com has a full plate of action as we give our members ATS winners in 4 games today.  The focus of this preview is today’s NBA matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Las Vegas sportsbooks have listed the Cavs as 4.5-point home favorites with the total settling in at around 204.

L.A. is coming off a big Thursday night win in Boston and Laker bettors have taken advantage of a 7-1 ATS record.  In those last eight games, the Lakers have averaged 119.6 PPG versus giving up 110 PPG.  Other than their overtime win against the Celtics, L.A. has maintained an average win margin of 11.8 PPG.  Bettors on LA Overs are sporting an 8-1 record the last nine games including a 6 in-a-row stretch.  In addition, taking the Over in LA’s last 8 road games has gone a perfect 8-0 for bettors.

Everyone knows that Andrew Bynum is a major force in the paint, but after he left the floor (torn MCL) last Saturday, the Laker front line has stepped it up.  Pau Gasol (18.3 PPG, 9.3 RPG) and Lamar Odom (9.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG) have combined for 38.6 PPG, with 19 RPG in their last five since Bynum’s injury.

Cleveland is no slouch averaging 105.1 PPG (allowing just 90.7 PPG).  In addition, the Cavs are crushing the boards with an average of 42.1 RPG.  Great things happen for the Cavs in their own building.  They are 49 percent from the perimiter and 79.1 percent from the line.  The Cavaliers are 18-5 ATS at home versus 14-11 ATS when traveling.

In their last 9 outings, Cleveland has maintained a 47 percent shooting average from the hard wood and is 8-1 SU.  But amazingly Cleveland is only 5-3 ATS in those outings.  The Cav’s last ATS defeat was a 107-102 victory over the Knicks on Wednesday as a 5 ½-point road favorite.  Before you bet this game, consider two important trends.  First, Cleveland has a perfect 4-0 ATS record when coming off three or more days rest.  And Second…The Cavaliers are a perfect 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS since Ilgauskas returned to the lineup on Jan. 30.  The seven-footer has averaged 13.5 PPG, with 8.8 RPG in his last four games back in uniform.

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