Cleveland at Los Angeles

The Cleveland Cavs were expected to fall hard when Lebron left town, and they certainly have. The Cavs own just a dismal 41-110 without King James on the roster and an even worse 17-58 on the road. The Cavs have been downright ugly and uncompetitive on the road, where those 75 games show them losing by 10+ in 34 of them. The Clippers turned things around last year as they signed Chris Paul who, teaming with Blake Griffin, gives them a great inside and outside presence. The Clipers should improve upon their greater than .600 winning percentage from a year ago as the team has now had a chance to build some chemistry with their revamped and vastly improved lineup. Last year the Clippers doubled their wins by 10+ points from the previous year, and I expect that number to continue to rise this season. Play on LA in this one.