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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -8.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
Los Angeles was a 122-110 loser in its last match at home against the Cavaliers. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 232 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
The Trail Blazers were a 125-103 loser in their most recent outing at home against the 76ers. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (228) made winners of OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 11-21 SU,16-16 ATS
Los Angeles:
Team record: 18-14 SU,15-17 ATS
Next up:
Portland at Milwaukee Saturday, January 4
Los Angeles home to Atlanta Friday, January 3