Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers 1/22/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Los Angeles Lakers will go against the Portland Trail Blazers in NBA action at Moda Center in the Rose Quarter, OR, on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at 9:00 PM ET.
The Los Angeles Lakers (21-25; 21-23-2 ATS) defeated the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Friday, 122-121. As 7-point favorites, they beat the odds and snapped the Grizzlies’ 11-game unbeaten run.
The Lakers overcame a second-half deficit of 13 points by outscoring Memphis by an incredible 41 points in the fourth quarter.
Last Friday, Russell Westbrook topped the Lakers with 29 points and 6 assists in 31 minutes of play.
Dennis Schroder recorded 19 points, eight assists, and three steals, while LeBron James recorded a stat line of 23 points, nine rebounds, six assists, a few steals, and blocks.
The Lakers scored 20 points on fast breaks while shooting 33 for 41 from the foul line and committing just ten turnovers.
- The LA Lakers are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 matches.
- The total went UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers’ last 6 matches.
- The LA Lakers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 matches.
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers Predictions 1/22/2023
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (21-24; 24-21 ATS) 105-95 last Thursday. It was their seventh loss in 9 matches and their second straight defeat.
All night long, the Trail Blazers trailed the Sixers by as many as 26 points while only making 37.6% of their field goals and 24.3% of their 3-point attempts (9-for-37).
Damian Lillard completed the game with 25 points, 11 assists, six steals, and two blocks while shooting 6-for-21 from the field.
Anfernee Simmons scored 16 points and made three assists, while Jerami Grant finished with 24 points and five rebounds.
Half a match behind the No. 10 seed and in 12th place in the Western Conference are the Portland Trail Blazers.
They are without Justise Winslow (ankle), while Gary Payton II participation in the game against the Lakers is in doubt because of a calf ailment. Payton missed the game against the 76ers on Thursday.
- The total went UNDER in 10 of Portland’s last 14 matches.
- The Portland Trail Blazers are 2-7 SU in their previous 9 meetings.
- The total went UNDER in 7 of Portland’s last 9 matches against the LA Lakers.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers. The NBA pick for this game is the Los Angeles Lakers. In their first encounter of the year, Portland defeated LA 106-104 in October.
The Lakers answered by defeating Portland 128-109 in Game 2 on the final day of November. Even without Anthony Davis, the Purple and Gold have enough firepower to compete with the Trail Blazers, who had a lot of difficulties lately.
Recently, LeBron James was unstoppable, averaging 33.4 points per game over his last eight outings, while Russell Westbrook was playing in excellent form.
In their previous 11 meetings overall and in their last 20 encounters with Portland, the Lakers are 13-7 ATS. The Trail Blazers, on the other hand, went 2-7 ATS in their past nine games overall.
The Los Angeles Lakers will win to a predicted score of 123-116.
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers 1/22/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
NBA Starting Time: 9:00 PM (EDT)
Location: Moda Center in the Rose Quarter, OR
Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023
TV: RTNW
NBA Odds: Los Angeles Lakers +5.5
NBA Totals: 239.5