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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at AdventHealth Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -7.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 224.
The Trail Blazers were a 116-108 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Lakers. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (224) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles was a 116-108 winner in its last match on the road against the Trail Blazers. They covered the -7.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 224 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 54-20 SU,38-35-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Lakers is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Lakers's last 14 games
Portland:
Team record: 37-41 SU,33-42-3 ATS
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 9 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Portland Wednesday, August 26