The Trail Blazers hope to be unwelcoming hosts on Wednesday as the Lakers pay a visit to Rose Garden in NBA betting action.

Portland will face the 39-19 Lakers, who own a 26-32 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Trail Blazers are 27-28-1 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Lakers are 23-35 favoring the OVER.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Trail Blazers at No. 23 and the Lakers at No. 3 heading into this contest. Handicapping models run by the computers at Odds Shark project a 104-98 result in favor of the Lakers.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Portland's No. 24-ranked offense (96.2 PPG) against a Lakers defense that ranks No. 10 at 96.1 PPG. The Trail Blazers have averaged 44.5% from the field per game, less than the Lakers have managed so far this season (46.8% on average).

Defensively, the Lakers feature the league's No. 10-rated defense on the road, allowing 97.4 points per game. Portland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 23 in the league in scoring at home.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 104-80 Sportsbook at home against the Hawks. They covered the 8–point spread as favorites, while the combined score (184) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. Atlanta was run off the court by the Lakers on Tuesday as Los Angeles blasted the Hawks 104-80 at STAPLES Center.

Portland was a 103-96 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Hornets. They covered the 5.5–point spread as favorites, while the total score of 199 sent OVER bettors to the payout window. LaMarcus Aldridge went off for 34 points and added 7 rebounds leading Portland to a 103-96 win over New Orleans on Wednesday at Rose Garden.


Los Angeles Lakers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing LA Clippers are 9-1
After playing Atlanta are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Portland Trail Blazers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Denver are 9-1
After playing New Orleans are 5-5
After a win are 8-2

A few Lakers at Trail Blazers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland
LA Lakers are 13-6 SU in their last 19 games on the road
LA Lakers are 16-8 SU in their last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 6 games on the road
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Portland is 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers


Next up:
LA Lakers home to LA Clippers, Friday, February 25
Portland home to Denver, Friday, February 25