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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The fans at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 132-121 loser as they battled the Nuggets on the road. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in the match as a +8-point underdog, while 253 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 100-97 result against the Hornets on February 19. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a -13-point favorite, while the 197 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 32-21 SU,28-24-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Lakers is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Portland:
Team record: 23-32 SU,31-24 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Portland is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games
Portland is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Denver Saturday, February 22
Portland home to Charlotte Saturday, February 22