After splitting the first two games, the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers play the third of four games in their season series on Sunday. LA won the most recent bout 128-109 and covered easily as 6½-point favorites. Sunday’s spread again is 6 ½ points, but should we expect the same results?
Let’s check the latest NBA news, stats, injury report and NBA lines for Lakers vs Trail Blazers. We’ve got plenty of NBA picks for you to consider.
Lakers Playing Catch-Up
LA is 12 games off the Nuggets’ pace and a half-game behind the Trail Blazer. They are still four games below .500 and 1.5 games behind the current No. 10 seed, the Phoenix Suns.
The point is the Lakers need to start winning fast.
Beating the white-hot Memphis Grizzlies on Friday is a sign that LA is heading in the right direction. The Lake Show rallied from a 13-point deficit to snap the Grizzlies’ 11-game winning streak as seven-point underdogs.
Los Angeles is still without Anthony Davis, who is out with a foot injury. Austin Reaves will also miss this game, while Lonnie Walker IV is questionable to return after missing a few weeks with knee tendinitis.
Trail Blazers Tumbling
While the Lakers are improving slightly from their disastrous start, Portland is heading in the opposite direction. Despite being a game out of the 10th spot in the Western Conference, Portland is 3-7 in its last 10 games.
Despite Damien Lillard averaging 32.4 PPG this month and three 40+ games in the last two weeks, Portland just can’t overcome the gaps in their roster.
Also troubling is the fact that the Trail Blazers are 2-7 ATS in their previous nine games and not particularly profitable as a team to bet on. With an ROI of 1.82%, bettors are up 0.90 units.
Gary Payton II is probably with a sore hip, while Justice Winslow is close to returning from an ankle injury but is not expected to play Sunday. When he returns, Poland will be back to full strength.
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Lakers vs Trail Blazers Head-to-Head
The Lakers and Trail Blazers split the first two games of this series, both taking place in LA. The Over/Underwent 1-1, and each team won a game against the spread. The difference is LA covered by 29 points, while Portland eclipsed the spread by two.
Lakers vs Trail Blazers Game Information
- Game: Lakers (21-25) vs Trail Blazers (21-24)
- Location: Moda Center, Portland, OR
- Day/Time: Sunday, Jan. 23, 9:00 p.m. ET
- Lakers vs Trail Blazers Live stream: NBA Game Pass
Lakers vs Trail Blazers Betting Lines
Lakers vs Trail Blazers Picks & Prediction
The Lakers laid the smackdown on Portland in their previous meeting, and I think this game will be a continuation of that. Don’t expect another 25+ point victory, but the Lakers are in a good spot to dominate this game wire to wire and walk away with the No. 12 spot in the conference.
Los Angeles is listed at +205 in our Vegas NBA lines. If you wager $100 on the Lakers, you can win $205. Portland is -250, offering a chance to win $40 on a $100 wager.
The implied probability attached to the betting lines gives Los Angeles a 32.79% chance to win, with the Trail Blazers at 71.43%.
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Lakers vs Trail Blazers Previous Game (Nov. 30, 2022)
The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers meet for the second of four games this season. Portland took game one 106-104 thanks to 41 points from Damien Lillard. Unfortunately, he is out injured while the Lakers are getting healthy.
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