Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 3/2/2021

The Los Angeles Lakers (24-11) are slight favorites against the Phoenix Suns (22-11) on March 2, 2021 in a game expected to be a hard-fought matchup. Los Angeles and LeBron James are a 1-point favorite against Devin Booker and Phoenix. The point total for the game is 215.5.

How to Watch

Time: 10:00 PM EST
TV Channel: TNT

Betting Suggestions:

Lakers vs. Suns Betting Data

Lakers Betting Data

• Los Angeles has failed to cover the spread more often than not this season, going 16-19.
• When they are at least 1-point favorites, the Lakers have a record ATS of 15-18.
• Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in just 37.1% of games (13 out of 35 matchups).

Suns Betting Data

• Phoenix has a winning record (22-11) against the spread this season.
• The Suns are 16-9 against the spread this season when they're at least 1-point underdogs.
• Phoenix has failed to hit the over in a majority of their games this season, going over the point total in just 16 of 33 contests.

Point Total Insights

• Los Angeles' games this year have gone over the point total for Tuesday's matchup total (215.5 points) in 57.1% of opportunities (20 out of 35 matchups).
• 19 Phoenix games this year (57.6% of its matchups) finished with a final score higher than Tuesday's point total of 215.5 points.
• The total for the matchup of 215.5 is 9.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Lakers (111.3 points per game) and the Suns (113.4 points per game).
• These two teams surrender a combined 213.1 points per game, 2.4 points less than this contest's over/under.
• This season, the average total for Lakers games is 217 points, 1.5 more than the over/under of 215.5 points for this contest.
• Suns' games have a total points bet of 220.8 points this season, 5.3 points more than the over/under for this contest.

Previous Matchups

Los Angeles has won a majority of its last 10 games against Phoenix, going 8-2, while the Lakers also maintain a 2-1 edge covering the spread against the Suns.

Lakers Players to Watch

• The leader in points and assists for the Lakers is James, who scores 25.5 points and distributes 7.8 assists per game.
• Anthony Davis leads Los Angeles in rebounding, grabbing 8.4 boards per game while also scoring 22.5 points a contest.
• James leads the Lakers in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.4 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Davis is a standout on the defensive end for Los Angeles, leading the team in steals with 1.4 per game and blocks with 1.8 per contest.

Suns Players to Watch

• Booker is at the top of the Suns scoring leaderboard with 25.5 points per game. He also collects 3.6 rebounds and dishes out 4.3 assists per game.
• The Phoenix leaders in rebounding and assists are Deandre Ayton with 11.6 rebounds per game (he also adds 14.5 points and 1.7 assists per game) and Chris Paul with 9.0 assists per game (he also tacks on 16.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game).
• Jae Crowder is consistent from deep and leads the Suns with 2.3 made threes per game.
• Phoenix's leader in steals is Paul (1.3 per game), and its leader in blocks is Ayton (1.1 per game).

Injury Report

Lakers:

Marc Gasol: Out (Health Protocols),

Anthony Davis: Out (Achilles),

Kyle Kuzma: Day To Day (Heel),

Jared Dudley: Day To Day (Neck)

Suns:

Dario Saric: Day To Day (Ankle)