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Looking for Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers free NBA picks & NBA odds? NBA betting sees the Lakers taking on the Blazers on Saturday, December 28th, 2019, at the Moda Center, Portland, Oregon. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all NBA basketball matchups so stay tuned for more FREE daily NBA hoops predictions like this Lakers Blazers matchup.
2019 NBA Handicapping
(24-7) Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers (14-18)
Date: Saturday, December 28th
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Venue: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
NBA Moneyline Odds: Lakers | Blazers
NBA Betting Odds: OFF
NBA Betting Total: OFF
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Free Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers NBA Prediction:
Saturday, December 28th, finds the Los Angeles Lakers facing the. Portland Trail Blazers in the clubs second meeting this season. The first match occurred on December 6th with the Lakers winning in a 136-113 rout.
Last season, the teams played four times and split the contests each winning twice. The Lakers hold the all-time record having bested the Blazers in 121 of their 228 matches
Los Angeles Lakers
Last season LeBron James missed 17 consecutive games when he injured his groin. Although he returned to the lineup the Lakers exercised caution holding him out an additional 10 games to close the season.
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James rested the game prior to Christmas with a sore groin but reinjured it on Christmas Day. Initial thoughts were James would rest to avoid any long term issues but as of this posting he is expected to play Saturday despite aggravating the injury on Wednesday.
Following games versus the Blazers and Mavericks on Sunday the Lakers have four sub .500 teams on the itinerary and could potentially rest James in those contests.
In the loss to the Clippers James registered 23 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds. Kyle Kuzma served up 25 points off the bench, Anthony Davis chipped in 24 while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 13.
On the season James registers 10.9 assists per game while Davis leads all other key categories with 27.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, 1.4 steals, and 49.8% field goal percentage.
Other than James the only player out is DeMarcus Cousins who continues to rehab from his torn ACL.
Portland Trail Blazers
The struggles to defeat seeded squads continue for the Blazers as they lost versus the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.
In the loss, the starting backcourt led the way with Damian Lillard scoring 34 and CJ McCollum adding 25. The trio of Anfernee Simons (15), Carmelo Anthony (12), and Skal Labissiere (10) offering the other double-figure contributions.
Two starters lead the majority of the stat categories as Damian Lillard tops scoring (26.5 points) and assists (7.6). Kent Bazemore leads in steals (1.0). The other three categories are led by Hassan Whiteside including rebounds (13.2), field goal percentage (60.7%), and blocks (2.7).
Mario Henzonja (back) missed the last three games and is listed as questionable for Saturday.
Rodney Hood (Achilles) will miss the remainder of the season. Jusuf Nurkic (leg) remains out until February and Zach Collins (shoulder) won’t return until March.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Blazers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10
- The Lakers are 6-4 in last 10 head to head
- Over Under is 4-6 in team’s last 10 head to head matchups.
- Over is 28-12-1 in POR last 41 home games
- Road team is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings
Free Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers NBA Prediction:
Despite the uncertainty of LeBron James playing the Lakers are desperate to stop a season-long four-game losing streak.
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Likewise, Portland is anxious to beat a top squad given their 1-11 record versus teams with records over .500 as of this posting (OKC is even and the Blazers are 2-1 vs the Thunder).
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