Jarrett Allen goes hard in the paint in our Cavaliers vs. Lakers predictions and NBA picks for March 31.
Jarrett Allen is getting healthy just in time for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ home stretch. Jason Logan expects Cleveland’s center to leave the Los Angeles Lakers black and blue with his bruising interior play tonight.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are “California Dreamin'” of a better playoff spot when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers tonight. Cleveland has won six of its past seven games to climb back up the Eastern Conference standings, and the recent return of center Jarrett Allen is stoking this late-season surge.center put in just 18 minutes against the Miami Heat, but he still went 8-for-10 from the floor with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Allen took the night off against Utah yesterday, the first of back-to-back road contests, giving him a full three days of rest and recovery before tonight's contest with the Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers are on the second leg of a back-to-back and have major defensive issues inside. Their star-studded backcourt leaves The Purple and Gold are left black and blue by bruising interior attacks like Cleveland, which ranks Top 4 in touches in the key. The Lakers have allowed 53 points in the paint per game this month and didn’t have an answer for Allen in their most recent run-in with the Cavs. He finished 8-for-11 for 17 points in 24 minutes during a 129-99 blowout of L.A. in late January. All of Allen’s field goal attempts came inside the paint, and all but two were directly at the rim.As much as the Cavaliers need to keep rolling, the Lakers are caught in the middle of their own postseason push.Doncic is back in the mix, playing the role of primary ball handler and dishing out dimes. Forecasts call for as many as nine assists against a Cleveland defense sitting 27th in opponent assist rate.With a few days off since returning to play, Allen will see his minutes trend back toward his usual workload. Boasting a high ceiling, projections call for as many as 15 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and a shot swat against a weak L.A. interior defense.Los Angeles has come through as a moneyline winner in 15 of its last 17 games . Find more : Our team of experts has thoroughly researched and handpicked each product that appears on our website. We may receive compensation if you sign up through our links. In his 20 years with Covers, lead NFL betting analyst Jason Logan has seen it all and bet it all. Through the wild west of early Internet gambling to lobbying for legalized sports betting to our brave new wagering world, Jason has been a consistent source of actionable info and entertainment for squares and sharps alike. Since joining the Covers team back in 2005, he honed his handicapping skills to provide audiences with the most thorough insights, blending traditional capping methods with advanced modelling and predictive analysis. Jason has studied the ins and outs of the sports betting business, learning from some of the most successful gamblers in the industry and the biggest sportsbook operators on the planet. He is under center for Covers during NFL season as our top NFL expert, taking the points in his infamous NFL Underdogs column and representing the Covers Community at the Super Bowl. While he lives for football season, Jason's first love is basketball and that shows in his in-depth NBA, NCAA, and WNBA betting breakdowns. On top of being a mainstay in media from coast to coast at stations like WPIX, PHL17, Fox 5 San Diego, WGNO, TSN, SportsNet, ESPN Radio, Jason's analysis has also been featured in USA Today, MSNBC, ESPN, the Wall Street Journal, CBS, Bloomberg, the L.A. Times, the New York Times and other major publications. You can also find JLo stuffing all the top picks and predictions he can into 10 minutes as the host of Covers' flagship podcast, The Sharp 600.Raptors vs Pistons Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s NBA GameYankees vs Mariners Prediction, Odds & Home Run Pick for Tonight's MLB GameTigers vs Diamondbacks Prediction, Odds & Home Run Pick for Today's MLB GameJets vs Blackhawks Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s NHL GameSuns vs Magic Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s NBA GameRaptors vs Pistons Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s NBA GameCopyright © 1995 - 2026 CS Media Limited All Rights Reserved. If you choose to make use of any information on this website including online sports betting services from any websites that may be featured on this website, we strongly recommend that you carefully check your local laws before doing so.It is your sole responsibility to understand your local laws and observe them strictly.Covers does not provide any advice or guidance as to the legality of online sports betting or other online gambling activities within your jurisdiction and you are responsible for complying with laws that are applicable to you in your relevant locality.Covers disclaims all liability associated with your use of this website and use of any information contained on it.As a condition of using this website, you agree to hold the owner of this website harmless from any claims arising from your use of any services on any third party website that may be featured by Covers.
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