Los Angeles Lakers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/21/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, March 21, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Spectrum SportsNet

The Los Angeles Lakers (30-41) are headed to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday where they will meet the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-30).

The Lakers faced the Wizards and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-119 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Lakers ended up walking away with 23 while the Wizards recorded 7 fouls. They also converted 13 of 31 shots from 3-point range. Washington finished the contest at 83.9% at the free throw line by converting 26 of their 31 attempts. Furthermore, Washington pulled down 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive) and earned 1 block. Washington distributed 36 dimes and had 30 steals in the game. With respect to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 51.8% from the field on 44 of 85 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in the matchup while forcing 1 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned a total of 41 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Lakers buried 10 of 11 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. Los Angeles finished the game with a 52.7% field goal percentage (48 of 91) and converted 13 out of their 35 3-point shots.

LeBron James is someone who was a factor in this matchup. James ended up going 55.2% from the field and distributed 6 assists. He played 36 minutes and also collected 10 rebounds. He accumulated 38 points on 16 of 29 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 30-41 so far this year. They currently have an average of 111.2 points per contest (13th in basketball) while hitting 46.5% from the floor. The Lakers are shooting 34.9% from downtown (866 of 2,479) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 44.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,705 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 17th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Lakers are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They rank 28th in the league in giving up assists with 1,835 conceded for the season. The Lakers defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.4% (2,986 of 6,431) and they relinquish 47.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 35.1% on shots from distance while they are 27th in the NBA in PPG allowed (114.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers got the win with a final of 113-109 when they faced the Pistons. The Cavaliers were able to corral 32 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 45 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Pistons had 15 fouls for this game which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 56.5%. With regard to three-point attempts, Cleveland made 10 of their 26 tries (38.5%). When the game finished, the Cavaliers went 45 for 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.6%. The Cavaliers allowed the Pistons to convert 41 of their 85 tries from the floor which had them at 48.2% in this game. They shot 43.3% from downtown via 13 of 30 and finished the contest at 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Cleveland allowed Detroit to snag 28 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Darius Garland pitched in for the Cavaliers for this contest. He made 8 of 18 for this game giving him a rate of 44.4%, and totaled 1 rebound. Garland earned 24 points in his 41 mins of playing time and earned 12 dimes for the contest.

Cleveland has a record of 41-30 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Cavaliers are hitting on 46.7% from the floor, which ranks them 9th in the NBA. Cleveland has totaled 7,613 points so far this season (107.2 per contest) and they pull in 44.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 25.2 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per game. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 17.2 fouls per contest while shooting 75.9% from the free throw line.

The Cleveland defense gives up 34.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (820 of 2,355) and opponents are converting on 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 23.6 assists and 43.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 9th and 6th in the NBA. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 104.2. They have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (7th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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