Clippers to upset Cavaliers on Tuesday for 4th straight victory

What: NBA Picks
Who: Cleveland Cavaliers at LA Clippers
When: Tuesday, March 18, 10:30 p.m.

Cleveland (56-11) is coming off a 108-103 defeat to the Orlando Magic which halted its win streak at 16 games. The Cavaliers will now travel to face the LA Clippers (38-30), who blew out the Charlotte Hornets 123-88 on Sunday night.

Let's look at the latest betting lines for the game. Odds are subject to change.

	Spread	Money Line	Total Points
Cleveland Cavaliers	-3.5 (-110)	-154	Un 230.5 (110)
LA Clippers	+3.5 (-110)	+130	Ov 230.5 (-110)

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Clippers vs Cavaliers Betting Trends

The Clippers are a 3.5-point home underdog at the Intuit Dome, where they have a solid 23-10 record this season.

LA is also 23-10 against the spread in their home building - the best mark in the NBA. As a home underdog, they're 7-4 ATS. Tyronn Lue's team is 17-8 in out-of-conference games.

Cleveland is 26-6 away from from home this year. Only the Thunder (27) have more road wins. The Cavaliers have a 22-10 ATS record on the road - which is the best cover percentage (68.8%) in the league.

Kenny Atkinson's squad is also 18-9 ATS as an away favorite. They have an 18-3 record in out-of-conference games.

The over/under for Tuesday's game is set at 230.5 points. The OVER is hitting in 62.7% (42-25) of Cavaliers games this season - No. 1 in the league.

The Cavs’ clutch-time offense was good even though shots didn’t fall in yesterday's loss to the Magic (@JacksFlickinger) https://t.co/ZpG4F24Sqj

— FearTheSword (@FearTheSword) March 17, 2025

Cleveland's win streak halted

Cleveland was 48-0 with a lead heading into the 4th quarter before blowing a 13-point advantage to the Magic on Sunday night. The game had a fast and furious pace with eight lead changes in the final frame.

Donovan Mitchell returned from a two-game absence to register a team-high 23 points. However, Evan Mobley missed the contest with a foot injury. While the ailment is minor, the Cavs may exercise caution with their young center's health heading into a five-game road trip.

Mobley's absence could mean another start for De'Andre Hunter, who has been fantastic since heading to Cleveland at the deadline.

Harden's Clippers heating up

The Clippers have won three-consecutive contests following a 123-88 beatdown of the Hornets on Sunday.

James Harden had a game-high 31 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, and Kawhi Leonard added 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Sitting in 8th place in the Western Conference, LA is five games behind Houston, Denver and Memphis (all 43-25) for the No. 2 seed.

James Harden over his last 8 games:

31 PTS - 10 REB - 7 AST
25 PTS - 8 REB - 7 AST
24 PTS - 8 REB - 11 AST
25 PTS - 4 REB - 17 AST
29 PTS - 9 REB - 11 AST
27 PTS - 3 REB - 7 AST
50 PTS - 5 AST - 6 3PM
21 PTS - 6 REB - 15 AST

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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) March 17, 2025

LA Clippers vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Picks

Tuesday night's game should be a treat. While the Cavaliers have been dominant on the road all season, LA has held court at home throughout the year. The Clippers are also playing inspired basketball of late, winning six of its last seven games.

Missing Mobley and playing on the west coast just 2 days after their 16-game win streak came to an end, the Cavaliers could come out slow.

We'll take the Clippers to cover (3.5) and win (+130) at home with the UNDER (230.5).

LA Clippers To win vs Cleveland Cavaliers