After an 0-5 start, the Lakers defined some roles and found something that worked for them in two straight home wins. But then they got back into old habits of not defending and not passing around the ball. Los Angeles allowed Utah to shoot 50.5% from the field and 42.5% from beyond the arc in Friday's 130-116 loss. The Cavaliers have won and covered seven straight contests after losing their season opener. Expect Cleveland to cover.

Well, I am going to have to play this a bit blind. As I've said before, sometimes I can get the line before the books change because I am a nerd and am online 24/7 and I hit go when I see breaking news. But you can't perhaps by the time I make a pick and you get the alert. Both Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell are questionable. If they don't play, this will obviously drop. So we'll take our chances. Plus LeBron likes to beat the Cavs.