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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 Friday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 222.5.
Portland was a 127-116 winner in its last match at home against the Kings. They covered the -5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 243 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 121-96 result against the Jazz on December 04. The Lakers covered in that game as a +2-point underdog, while the 217 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 19-3 SU,13-9 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games
Portland:
Team record: 9-13 SU,10-11-1 ATS
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Portland is 4-8-2 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Minnesota Sunday, December 8
Portland home to Oklahoma City Sunday, December 8