Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction
| Game Time | 10:30 pm EST |
| Portland Trail Blazers Line | +9 |
| Los Angeles Lakers Line | -9 |
| Total | 224.5 |
| TV: | NBA TV |
Below is a detailed analysis for Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers game.
PREGAME WARM-UP:
In this all-Western battle between two teams sitting in and out of the playoff places of the conference, the Los Angeles Lakers are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers. The Lakers have been playing much better lately, but they cooled off after a home visit by the team with the best record in the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers, as they saw their previous two-game winning streak getting snapped. LA is playing their third straight home game, where they have been much better than on the road. The Blazers are one of the worse team in the West this season, and are coming off a loss that snapped their previous rare two-game winning streak. The Blazers are back on the road, where they have been extremely weak this season.
Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction
Los Angeles Lakers Injury Report: Jalen Hood-Schifino, Jaxon Hayes, Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood are out.
Portland Trail Blazers Injury Report: Robert Williams III is day-to-day, Matisse Thybulle is out
Los Angeles Lakers Form and Trends
The Lakers have a 18-14 record this season and are sitting on the 5th place of the West. LA is 15-17 against the spread and 15-17 in over/under. The Lakers have a 10-5 home record, but are 8-7 against the spread, with a +2.3-point differential. The Lakers are 5-2 in their last 7 games, and 7-3 against the spread in their last 10. Over is 4-0 in their last 4 games.
The Lakers are coming off a 110-122 loss by Cleveland, as they shot with just 44% from the field and 26% from downtown. LA had three players with 23+ points, led by Austin Reeves with 35 points, 9 rebounds and a team-high 10 assists.
Anthony Davis leads the Lakers both in scoring with 26.1 points and in rebounding with 11.6 per game. LeBron James adds 23.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and a team-high 8.9 assists.
Portland Trail Blazers Recent Form and Trends
The Blazers have a 11-21 record this season and are sitting on the third to last place of the West. Portland is 16-15-1 against the spread and 16-16 in over/under. The Blazers have 3-13 road record, and are 7-8-1 against the spread, with a -11.5-point differential. The Blazers are 3-3 in their last 6 games, but are 1-4 against the spread in their last 5. Over is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
The Blazers are coming off a 103-125 loss by Philadelphia, as they allowed the Sixers to shoot with 57% from the field and 46% from downtown. All five Portland starters scored double figures, led by Anfernee Simons with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
Shaedon Sharpe leads the Blazers in scoring with an average of 17.8 points and 3.5 rebounds. Anfernee Simons adds 17.5 points and 4.9 assists.
Statistical Breakdown
Offensively, the Lakers average 112 point per game, ranking 19th in the league. LA is shooting with 47.4% from the field (10th), and 35.3% from beyond the arc (20th). Defensively, they have been less effective, allowing 114.1 points per game, which ranks 19th in the NBA.
Offensively, the Blazers average 108.2 point per game, ranking 25th in the league. Houston does not shoot the ball very well, with just 44.3% from the field (27th) and 33.5% from beyond the arc (25th). Defensively, they are allowing 117.1 points per game, which ranks 23rd in the league.
In their previous meeting this season, the Lakers won 107-98 at home. The Lakers are 6-1 in their last 7 meetings against the Blazers and are 7-1 in their last 8 meetings in Los Angeles.
Prediction
In this Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, the Lakers are coming as -9 home favorites. The Lakers are rightfully favored, as they have been the better team in this matchup, and in much better form. The Blazers have been terrible on the road, as they are the third-worst team in the whole league, losing by an average of 11.3 points. The Lakers won their previous meeting by 9 points and covered the spread, and have been dominating the Blazers both in their overall meetings and in LA as well. I expect an easy LA win in this one, so take the Los Angeles Lakers and lay the points at home. Nick’s Free Pick: Los Angeles Lakers -9
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