Portland Trail Blazers (12-29) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (22-22)
January 21, 2024 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Lakers -10.5; Over/Under: +227.5
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The Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers collide at the crypto.com Arena on Sunday night. Here’s a Trail Blazers vs Lakers Prediction.
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers have been in poor form as they’ve lost seven of their last 10 games overall but they will be aiming for a third straight win in this spot after outlasting the new-look Pacers in a 118-115 home win on Friday. Jerami Grant led the team with 37 points on 14 of 28 shooting, Malcolm Brogdon added 30 points with seven rebounds and six assists while Jabari Walker chipped in with 13 points, 12 rebounds and three assists. As a team, the Trail Blazers shot 50 percent from the field and four of 12 from the 3-point line as they kept the Pacers in check early to take a 13-point lead and they just kept the pressure on, doing just enough to hold on for the narrow win at home.
Portland Trail Blazers Team Facts
- The Trail Blazers have lost each of their last 17 road games against Western Conference opponents.
- The home team has covered the spread in each of the Trail Blazers’ last six games.
- Each of the Trail Blazers’ last seven road games following a home win have gone UNDER the total points line.
Los Angeles Lakers
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers have been in decent shape as they’ve won four of their last seven games overall, but they will be hoping for a better performance in this one after getting embarrassed by the struggling Nets in a 130-112 home loss on Friday. Anthony Davis led the team with 26 points, 12 rebounds and six assists on nine of 13 shooting, LeBron James added 24 points with 11 rebounds and five assists while D’Angelo Russell chipped in with 20 points and seven assists. As a team, the Lakers shot 44 percent from the field and 12 of 33 from the 3-point line as they dominated the first half with 68 points to lead by 12 points, only to get completely outplayed by 68-44 in the second half to suffer their worst loss of the season.
Los Angeles Lakers Team Facts
- The Lakers have won each of their last seven games against Northwest Division opponents that held a losing record.
- The Lakers have failed to cover the spread in six of their last seven night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Each of the Lakers’ last four home games against Western Conference opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.
Trail Blazers vs Lakers Prediction
The Trail Blazers could be shorthanded again with Anfernee Simons and Scoot Henderson both listed as questionable, while the Lakers have Anthony Davis and LeBron James listed as questionable once again. The Trail Blazers were in terrible form before they snapped out of it with a win over the new-look Pacers, while the Lakers were starting to build some momentum before suffering an ugly loss to the slumping Nets. This is definitely a game where you want to check the lineups before tipoff, but assuming that James and Davis play, I’m sticking with the Lakers to bounce back and get the much-needed bounce back win at home.
