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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 Sunday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -2.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
Portland lost its last outing, a 103-86 result against the Warriors on April 11. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a +15-point underdog, while the 189 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 140-109 winner at home against the Rockets. They covered the -14.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (249) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 50-31 SU,45-35-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of LA Lakers's last 19 games
Portland:
Team record: 35-46 SU,45-36 ATS
Portland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Portland is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games at home