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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 Friday when they battle at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -3.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 109-95 loser as they battled the Cavaliers at home. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in the match as a +9.5-point underdog, while 204 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 125-110 loser at home against the Kings. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (235) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 6-6 SU,4-8 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Lakers is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 3-8 SU,5-6 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Portland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Portland is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Portland is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Houston Sunday, November 19
Portland home to Oklahoma City Sunday, November 19