NBA Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 11-03-2018, 22:00 EDT

Spread: Portland Trail Blazers -3

Total: +236.5

In this all-Western showdown between two squads coming off victories in their latest matchups, the Los Angeles Lakers, with LeBron James in their lineup but not faring so well in the season so far, are visiting the Portland Trail Blazers, who have been very effective lately, having lost only once in their last five games.

Lakers are 3-5 so far in the league and are sitting in the twelfth place of the Western Conference. In their latest matchup they ended a 2-game losing skid with a home victory against Dallas, 114-113. Blazers are 6-2 so far in the league and are sitting on the 3^rd place of the Western Conference. They are 4-1 in their last 5 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against New Orleans at home, 132-119.

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LA are led in scoring by LeBron James with 27.8 ppg. He also leads the team both in rebounding with 8.6 and in assists made with 8 per game, while Kyle Kuzma follows with 19.2 ppg, adding 5 rebounds per game. Brandon Ingram adds 17.2 ppg and 4 rebounds per game. Portland are led in scoring by Damian Lillard with 29.1 ppg. He also adds 5.1 rebounds and leads the team in assists made with 6 per game, while CJ McCollum follows with 17.9 ppg, adding 4 rebounds per game.

This will be the second meeting between those two squads this season with Portland having won their previous matchup at home by 9 points. Portland are 3-1 at home so far, while LA are 1-3 on the road. LA have the third-best offense in the league with 121 ppg to Portland’s 118.9, but they have the third-worse defense, allowing 121.1 ppg to Portland’s 110.4. LA have a better accuracy from the field, shooting with 49.5% to Portland’s 47.3%, while Portland have a better accuracy from behind the arc, shooting with 39.3% to LA’s 34.8%. Portland grab more rebounds (50.4 and 44.5), while LA dish more assists per game (26.4 to 20.9) and both squads are almost equal in turnovers per game (14.8 to 15.1). Portland have been playing much better than LA so far and expect them to have an easy night at home and win by more than 3 points.

Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction: Portland Trail Blazers -3 (-109)