Lakers vs. Cavaliers betting: NBA preview for March 31

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The Cleveland Cavaliers (47-28) will look to Donovan Mitchell (seventh in the league scoring 28 points per game) when they try to knock off Luka Doncic (first in the NBA with 33.7 PPG) and the Los Angeles Lakers (49-26) on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. The Cavaliers are 1.5-point road underdogs in the matchup, which tips at 10:30 p.m. ET on FDSOH and SportsNet LA. The matchup has an over/under of 234.5 points.

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Lakers vs. Cavaliers betting lines

  • Lakers odds to win: -131
  • Cavaliers odds to win: +110
  • Spread: Lakers (-1.5)
  • Total: 234.5

Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Los Angeles is 25-12 in home contests with a 21-16 record against the spread at home.
  • Los Angeles’ record against the spread is 16-9 when playing as 1.5-point favorites or more at home this year.
  • At home this year, Lakers games have hit the over on the set point total 21 times.
  • Los Angeles and its opponents have averaged a total of 232.1 points per home contest this year, 2.4 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Lakers Recent Trends

  • The Lakers are 9-1 overall and 6-4 against the spread over their past 10 games.
  • The Lakers and their opponents have combined to hit the over in five of those 10 games.
  • The last 10 Lakers games averaged 233.4 total points, 1.1 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
  • The Lakers’ per-game scoring average during their last 10 games is 4.8 points higher than their season-long average.

Lakers Betting Records

  • The Lakers have put together a 36-10 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 78.3% of those games).
  • When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -131 or shorter, Los Angeles has a record of 32-8 (80% win percentage).
  • The Lakers have a 56.7% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.1 (first in NBA) 48.3 (25th) 41.1 (27th) 40.9 (fourth) 25.5 (19th) 13.7 (16th)

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Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Cavaliers are 23-14 in road contests and have covered the spread 15 times on the road.
  • This season, the Cavaliers have an 8-18-1 record ATS in road games as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Cavaliers have gone over a set point total in a road game 21 times this season.
  • This season on the road the Cavaliers and their opponents have averaged a total of 233.7 points per contest, 0.8 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

  • The Cavaliers are 2-7-1 against the spread in their last 10 games, and have a 7-3 straight-up record in those contests.
  • Cavaliers’ last 10 games saw six go over the total.
  • The last 10 Cavaliers games averaged 235.9 total points, 1.4 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Cavaliers have a 123.9 points-per-game average, 4.5 points above their season-long scoring average.

Cavaliers Betting Records

  • Cleveland has won seven, or 50%, of the 14 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Cavaliers have a record of 5-5 in games where bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +110 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Cavaliers based on the moneyline is 47.6%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48 (eighth in NBA) 46.3 (ninth) 44.4 (12th) 43.5 (13th) 28.4 (eighth) 13.2 (eighth)
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