| Wednesday, February 9<\/th>\n | NBA Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
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| Point Spread:<\/td>\n | Los Angeles Lakers -8.5 at Portland Trail Blazers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Total:<\/td>\n | 224.5 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Game Time:<\/td>\n | 10:10pm ET \/ 7:10pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arena:<\/td>\n | Moda Center in Portland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| TV:<\/td>\n | Root Sports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nTrail Blazers vs Lakers Analysis<\/h2>\nBoth teams are coming off losses last night, and Portland is waving the white flag on the season while the Lakers are stumbling their way through the West. The books clearly don\u2019t think Portland is going to be competitive moving forward as they have the Lakers as -8.5 favorites tonight with a total of 224.5 points, but is there any value in this game? I believe there is, so let\u2019s dive in and find a winning play.<\/p>\n PORTLAND REBUILDING<\/h3>\nWith the trade of CJ McCollum, and Dame Lilliard probably out for the year, the Trailblazers are done making a playoff run and they\u2019ve moved into complete rebuild mode. From a betting perspective, that means throw all the ATS and Totals trends out the window and this marks the start of a new season.<\/p>\n Their starting lineup is rough tonight\u2026Simons, McLemore, Elleby, Winslow and Nurkic, and they\u2019re coming off a blowout loss to Orlando. Nobody had 20 points or more last night, and I\u2019m not sure what can change with them in the near future.<\/p>\n LAKERS NOT ON CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL<\/h3>\nAfter getting drubbed by the Champs last night Lebron declared that the Lakers aren\u2019t on their level, and that\u2019s an accurate statement, but losing big to the Bucks is different than losing big to the Magic. Their offense wasn\u2019t terrible, but they couldn\u2019t defend the Bucks at all, and last nights game was really a glimpse as to what the Bucks can be when they are at their peak when I\u2019m not sure anyone can stop them.<\/p>\n The Lakers are 2-5 in their last seven games with their wins being against the Knicks and this Trailblazers team who had Covington, Powell, and McCollum. The Lakers are 6-4 ATS, and I have a feeling they\u2019ll improve on that record tonight.<\/p>\n TRAIL BLAZERS vs LAKERS PREDICTION<\/h2>\nI\u2019m going to be fading Portland for the foreseeable future. It\u2019s an organization that wants to lose right now, and tonight is a really good spot for the Lakers to add a win to their record. The Blazers players can\u2019t be organized or in sync, and losing by 18 to Orlando is a sign of things to come. It\u2019s a big number at 8.5, but as long as Lebron and\/or Davis plays I\u2019ll take the Lakers.<\/p>\n OFFICIAL PLAY: Lakers -8.5<\/strong>. My advice is to wait to confirm that Lebron and\/or Davis before betting. If one or both of them play, the Lakers should roll.<\/p>\n \n The Lakers appeared resigned and depressed after being taken to the woodshed by Milwaukee., and Russell Westbrook has become persona non grata, as Frank Vogel has cut down his minutes in crunchtime.<\/p>\n Portland finally did the deed and traded CJ McCollum to New Orleans along with Larry Nance and Tony Snell and will receive Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and some draft picks and cap space. The Pels were looking for some backcourt scoring help, and it appears they hit the motherload with McCollum.<\/p>\n The Lakers have covered seven of the last ten meetings with Portland, and the series is 8-3 \u201cunder\u201d the totals on this series since August of 2020. Coming off a humiliating loss at the hands of Eastern rep Milwaukee, LA should come out with some fight.<\/p>\n Wednesday on WagerTalk TV: \u2014 WagerTalk (@WagerTalk) February 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n |
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