March 21, 2026 4:32 AM EST

NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New Orleans Pelicans 2026-03-21 18:00:00.0

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The Cleveland Cavaliers are slight 51.1 percent favorites over the New Orleans Pelicans. The Cavaliers are shooting 46.9 percent from the field and the Pelicans are forecasted to shoot 48.4 percent. The Pelicans have the rebounding advantage at 44.2 to 39.8. The Pelicans are committing fewer turnovers at 13.2 vs 14.7 for the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers are making 17.8 three pointers on 37.4 percent from three point range. The Pelicans are making 12.5 three pointers on 36.4 percent. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA---PTS: James Harden 25.3, Trey Murphy 22.1 ASSISTS: James Harden 8.3, Dejounte Murray 5.5 REBOUNDS: Evan Mobley 8.1, Saddiq Bey 5.6 SPORTS ODDS: Sportsbooks and handicappers have set the line at NO 4.5 TOTAL 234.5. WIN-LOSS Cleveland Cavaliers 43-27 New Orleans Pelicans 25-46 ATS Cleveland Cavaliers 30-40 Sweat Barometer -1.7 New Orleans Pelicans 41-27 Sweat Barometer 1.3 OVER-UNDER Cleveland Cavaliers 36-33 Avg Over/Under Line -0.6 New Orleans Pelicans 36-34 Avg Over/Under Line 0.1 ACCUSCORE PICK RECORD - POINT SPREAD PICKS Cleveland Cavaliers 39-29 New Orleans Pelicans 36-31 OVER-UNDER PICKS Cleveland Cavaliers 31-37 New Orleans Pelicans 35-34

UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland CavaliersATS RECORDNew Orleans PelicansATS RECORDATS EDGE
Record on the Road21-14, 60.0% 700Record at Home16-21, 43.0% -500Cleveland Cavaliers
VS New Orleans Pelicans1-0, 100.0% 100VS Cleveland Cavaliers0-1, 0.0% -110Cleveland Cavaliers
vs Team Under .50022-7, 76.0% 1430vs Team .500 or Better6-32, 16.0% -2920Cleveland Cavaliers
Record as Road Favorite16-10, 62.0% 500Record as Home Underdog7-19, 27.0% -1390Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing Back-to-Back Days12-16, 43.0% -560Playing Back-to-Back Days13-13, 50.0% -130New Orleans Pelicans

LAST SEASON: We advise focusing on these trends in the first month of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland CavaliersATS RECORDNew Orleans PelicansATS RECORDATS EDGE
Record on the Road23-23, 50.0% 0Record at Home22-22, 50.0% 0N/A
VS New Orleans Pelicans1-1, 50.0% -10VS Cleveland Cavaliers1-1, 50.0% -10EVEN
vs Team .500 or Better26-33, 44.0% -1030vs Team .500 or Better28-30, 48.0% -500New Orleans Pelicans
Record as Road Favorite14-7, 67.0% 630Record as Home Underdog6-6, 50.0% -60Cleveland Cavaliers
After 1 or More Days Off52-38, 58.0% +1020After 1 or More Days Off48-37, 56.0% +730Cleveland Cavaliers

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Cleveland CavaliersRECORDNew Orleans PelicansRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD22-12, 65.0% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME20-16, 56.0% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS6-2, 75.0% OverHOME OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS3-4, 43.0% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST YR20-25, 44.0% OverHOME OVER-UNDER LAST YR20-24, 45.0% OverUNDER
vs Teams Averaging >100 PTS at Home36-33, 52.0% OVERvs Teams Averaging >100 PTS on Road36-34, 51.0%OVER

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POINT SPREAD (SEASON) - Cleveland Cavaliers Road Games: 19-14, 58.0% +360 New Orleans Pelicans Home Games: 18-16, 53.0% +40 POINT SPREAD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Cleveland Cavaliers Road Games: 6-3, 67.0% +270 New Orleans Pelicans Home Games: 3-5, 38.0% -250

OVER-UNDER RECORD (SEASON) - Cleveland Cavaliers Road Games: 13-21, 38.0% -917 New Orleans Pelicans Home Games: 20-16, 56.0% + 220 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Cleveland Cavaliers Road Games: 5-3, 63.0% + 155 New Orleans Pelicans Home Games: 3-4, 43.0% -127

SIDE VALUE (SEASON) - Cleveland Cavaliers Road Games: 16-19, 46.0% +535 New Orleans Pelicans Home Games: 15-22, 41.0% +-466 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Cleveland Cavaliers Road Games: 4-5, 44.0% +200 New Orleans Pelicans Home Games: 4-4, 50.0% +31

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