The Los Angeles Lakers (50-31) and Portland Trail Blazers (35-46) will meet in the NBA this afternoon. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. The game will broadcast live on SportsNet LA and NBA League Pass.
The Blazers are 6-point favorites over the Lakers on the spread (Trail Blazers -6), with the over/under set at 218.5 total points. Portland is a -235 favorite to win outright, while Los Angeles is +195 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Lakers vs. Trail Blazers predictions and NBA picks for Sunday, April 13.
Lakers vs. Trail Blazers Picks, Prediction
My Trail Blazers vs. Lakers best bet is on Portland to cover the spread, with the best line currently available at BetMGM. But as always, make sure to shop for the best line using our live NBA odds page.
My Pick: Trail Blazers -5.5 (-115)
Lakers vs. Trail Blazers Odds
| Lakers Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+6 -110 | 218.5 -110o / -110u | +195 |
| Trail Blazers Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-6 -110 | 218.5 -110o / -110u | -235 |
- Lakers vs. Trail Blazers spread: Trail Blazers -6
- Lakers vs. Trail Blazers over/under: 218.5 total points
- Lakers vs. Trail Blazers moneyline: Lakers +195, Trail Blazers -235
- Lakers vs. Trail Blazers best bet:Trail Blazers -5.5 (-115)
Lakers vs. Trail Blazers Preview
A great trend to start us off with: teams that are favored in game 82 with a worse winning percentage than their opponent are 19-12-1 (63%) ATS since 2014-15. That’s as simple as, “If the bad team facing the resting team is good enough to be favored, there’s a good reason to back them.”
Portland has been competitive all year, and has some pretty good depth. The Lakers didn’t to start the year, and then the Luka trade took two players out for one.
The Lakers do not have a ton of versatility. So, with Los Angeles resting players having already locked up the 3rd seed, this bends towards the Blazers with a better developmental pipeline.
This also might genuinely be the last game of this group under Chauncey Billups, who is without an extension headed into the offseason.
With a young, plucky group in front of a raucous home crowd against a Lakers team just burning clock, I like Portland here.
Lakers vs. Trail Blazers Best Bet
- Trail Blazers -5.5 (-115)
Trail Blazers vs. Lakers Betting Trends
