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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
In their last action, Portland was a 113-95 loser at home against the Magic. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (208) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 131-116 loser as they battled the Bucks at home. The Lakers failed to cover in the match as a +4-point underdog, while 247 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 26-29 SU,24-31 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Portland:
Team record: 21-34 SU,21-34 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Portland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Golden State Saturday, February 12
Portland home to New York Saturday, February 12