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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at AdventHealth Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 227.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 136-122 loser at home against the Kings. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (258) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Portland was a 126-122 winner at home against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the -6-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (248) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 36-39 SU,32-40-3 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games
Portland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 52-19 SU,36-34-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Portland at Los Angeles Thursday, August 20