Lakers vs. Suns betting: NBA preview for March 16

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The Los Angeles Lakers (40-25) will look to halt a four-game losing streak when they host the Phoenix Suns (31-36) on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena as only 2.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 228 points.

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Lakers Cover -2.5 vs Suns -120

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Lakers vs. Suns betting lines

  • Lakers odds to win: -147
  • Suns odds to win: +123
  • Spread: Lakers (-2.5)
  • Total: 228
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Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Los Angeles has covered the spread 21 times at home and is 25-7 in home contests.
  • This year, Los Angeles is 12-9 ATS in home games as 2.5-point favorites or more.
  • Lakers home games have hit the over on the set point total 14 times this year.
  • Recent performance seems to go against Los Angeles to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 226.8 points per contest this season.

Lakers Recent Trends

  • The Lakers are 6-4 overall and 6-4 against the spread over their last 10 games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Lakers games has gone over the set total four times.
  • The past 10 Lakers games averaged 2.0 fewer points (226.0) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • In their last 10 games, the Lakers have a points-per-game average 0.8 points below their season-long scoring average.

Lakers Betting Records

  • The Lakers have been favored on the moneyline 37 total times this season. They’ve gone 27-10 in those games.
  • Los Angeles has gone 20-10 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -147 or shorter (winning 66.7%).
  • The Lakers have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.5% in this matchup.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.9 (eighth in NBA) 46 (eighth) 42.8 (25th) 43 (eighth) 26.3 (14th) 13.1 (ninth)

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Suns Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Suns have a 15-20 ATS record in road games so far while going 12-23 overall in those contests.
  • The Suns have a 5-9 record ATS on the road this season as 2.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Suns have hit the over on a set point total in a road game 22 times this year.
  • The Suns and their opponents have averaged a total of 228.9 points per road contest this season, 0.9 points greater than this game’s listed total.

Suns Recent Trends

  • The Suns are 4-6 overall and 7-3 against the spread over their last 10 contests.
  • Suns’ last 10 contests saw six go over the total.
  • The past 10 Suns games averaged 6.3 more points (234.3) than this matchup’s point total.
  • The Suns’ per-game scoring average across their past 10 games is 121.6, 7.2 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Suns Betting Records

  • This season, Phoenix has been the underdog 28 times and won six, or 21.4%, of those games.
  • The Suns are 2-17 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +123 or more on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Suns based on the moneyline is 44.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.1 (seventh in NBA) 46.7 (16th) 42.5 (26th) 44.5 (19th) 28 (10th) 13.3 (15th)
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