WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers betting preview for Wednesday, February 2. At the time of posting, the Lakers have opened as a 3.5-point home favorite over the road Trail Blazers, with the total sitting at 223 points.<\/p>\n
Stay on top of the latest NBA<\/a> updates direct from Las Vegas!<\/em><\/p>\n The Portland Trailblazers will conclude their four game road trip in Los Angeles as they face Lakers at the newly named Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers haven’t played since Sundays 129-121 loss in Atlanta against the Hawks.<\/p>\n Meanwhile the Blazers are coming off a truly pitiful offensive performance where they only managed to score 81 points in a road loss against the Thunder. The home team prevailed in the first two head-to-head matchups between these conference rivals.<\/p>\n The Lakers secured a 139-106 victory on New Years Eve, while the Blazers won 105-90 in early November. They will meet for a 4th and final time in exactly a week, next Wednesday in Portland.<\/p>\n The Los Angeles Lakers have lost three straight games dropping their record to 24-27 on the season. They had a chance to to snap the losing streak Sunday in Atlanta. The Lakers led by 10 points entering the 4th quarter, only to be outscored by 18 and ultimately lose the game 129-121.<\/p>\n Malik Monk led the team with 33 points, Anthony Davis wasn’t far behind with 27 points of his own. Lebron James has missed all three games in the current losing streak with a knee injury. James is officially listed as doubtful with little chance of playing against Portland.<\/p>\n Los Angeles has consistently ranked in the top three in terms of pace mostly due to Russell Westbrook. When Anthony Davis is on the floor they do become a little more ball-centric. The Lakers rank 11th in points scored with 111 a game, but only 27th in points allowed with 112.6 to their opponents.<\/p>\n The Portland Trailblazers are coming off a pathetic performance where they lost 98-81 to an Oklahoma City Thunder team without their best player in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.<\/p>\n What’s amazing is Portland led by eight points at halftime, only to meltdown while scoring only 34 second half points on 18.7% shooting from beyond the arc. CJ McCollum led the Blazers with 21 points and 7 rebounds in the losing effort.<\/p>\n The Blazers have now lost four of their last five games, including the last two. Damien Lillard, Nassir Little, Cody Zeller and Larry Nance Jr are all out indefinitely, while Jusuf Nurkic and Anfernee Simons are both day-to-day coming into this contest.<\/p>\n The Blazers rank similar to the Lakers in that they rank 26th with 112.4 points per game allowed to their rivals. Their offense is slightly below average with 108.4 points a game, ranking 17th in the NBA.<\/p>\n The Los Angeles Lakers are 3.5 point home favorites with a 223.5 over\/under. Both teams come into this game with injuries and losing steaks that include blowing a halftime lead in their most recent game.<\/p>\n Both teams cash more overs than unders but aren’t as consistent with their scoring due to injuries. The Lakers have the advantage in many factors including home court and a deeper roster.<\/p>\n Los Angeles also has better man-to-man matchups and have the best player on the court in Anthony Davis. This isn’t the my most confident play today but I will take a shot on the Lakers laying a small spread.<\/p>\n Official Play: Los Angeles Lakers -3.5<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested in placing a bet on tonight’s Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers contest? DraftKings is offering a $1,000 Deposit Bonus<\/a> for first-time bettors in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, Michigan, Virginia, Wyoming, Arizona and Louisiana.<\/em><\/p>\n Wednesday on WagerTalk TV: \u2014 WagerTalk (@WagerTalk) February 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n
\n Wednesday, February 2<\/th>\n NBA Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n Point Spread:<\/td>\n Portland Trail Blazers +3.5 at Los Angeles Lakers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total:<\/td>\n 223 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Game Time:<\/td>\n 10:40pm ET \/ 7:40pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Arena:<\/td>\n Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n TV:<\/td>\n Spectrum Sports Network<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers Analysis<\/h2>\n
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