Lakers with a must win?
The Portland Trail Blazers await the LA Lakers – betting tip and odds served by Wettbasis! The home side have not yet convinced offensively. No other team in the NBA scores fewer points per game and Memphis alone undercuts the field goal rate of 43.2 percent!
Without the departed “Logo Lillard”, the home side’s forward play is now much less efficient. The offensive improvement is the main reason why Portland is currently only in third last place in the West
The visitors travel to the Moda Center weak on the road: The Lakers have a measly win rate of just under 17 percent away from home.
For the game between the Portland Trail Blazers and LA Lakers, the forecast includes less than 18.5 points by Shaedon Sharpe on the home side.
Portland Trail Blazers – stats & current form
The Trail Blazers have failed to make the playoffs in each of the past two seasons. The three-time winners of the Western Conference have also been knocked out of the postseason twice in the first round.
In the last four years, the hosts have been unable to build on the success of 2019, when Portland made it all the way to the final in the West. This season, however, there is little sign of success for coach Chauncey Billups’ team again
Lillard is history
The reason is the transfer of Damian Lillard to the Bucks from Milwaukee in the summer. Portland thus gave up what was clearly the best scorer of the recent past. His departure explains why the 1977 champions have been weak offensively so far and have only managed three wins after eleven matchdays.
However, Shaedon Sharpe, who is completing his second year in the NBA, has made a pleasing development. The sophomore averaged 9.9 points in 80 games in his rookie season and has now made significant gains. He currently has a score of 18.7 points per game!
However, his scoring value has dropped again in recent games. On the other hand, this is hardly surprising, as the youngster is naturally particularly susceptible to fluctuating performances due to his age. In addition, the hosts’ personnel situation is tense, with other prolific players such as Malcolm Brogdon and Anfernee Simons having to miss out due to injury
Grant is efficient with his finishing
In contrast, Jerami Grant is performing reliably these days. In his second year with the Oregon squad, he had a mediocre start to the new season, but has improved of late: The small forward has contributed at least 24 points in five of the past seven games. Against this backdrop, betting on him to score more than 23.5 points in Portland’s showdown against the LA Lakers is a good idea
LA Lakers – Statistics & current form
The franchise from the West Coast has shown two faces so far: while the visitors have only lost once in six home games, they are clearly weaker away from home. They have picked up no more than one win from their six away games this season.
However, there may now be signs of improvement in this context: At least in their last away game, the Lakers were able to celebrate their first success after four defeats. The win came at Phoenix and thus at a top team in the West, although their opponents are also currently short of replacements due to the absence of Devin Booker through injury
Davis is the block king
Once again, Anthony Davis is particularly strong on the defensive end. He ranks fifth in the NBA in rebounds and the “Brow” even ranks first in blocks!
In view of the very weak performances of the hosts and their less than ideal personnel situation, the forecast and betting odds for an away win with a difference of at least eight points in the clash between the Portland Trail Blazers and LA Lakers are also worth a recommendation, despite the visitors’ previous weakness on the road.
Portland Trail Blazers – LA Lakers head-to-head comparison / H2H record
The last direct duel was not long ago. The teams faced each other in LA in the middle of the month and the Lakers prevailed 116:110. In contrast, however, the hosts have a positive home record in this fixture in the recent past: The Trail Blazers have won four of their last five home games against Los Angeles.
Portland Trail Blazers – LA Lakers betting tip
In Portland, the departed Damian Lillard is sorely missed. The home side misses his threes in particular. So it’s no wonder that they only rank third-last in the NBA in the relevant ranking of successful attempts from outside per game. On top of that, their mood as third-last in the Western Conference table is basically dismal
For the clash between the Portland Trail Blazers and LA Lakers, the betting tip now aims for a maximum of 18 points from Shaedon Sharpe for the home side. Although the youngster made a promising start to his second season in the NBA, his scoring average has dropped off recently. His average scoring value is still 18.7 points, but he has fallen short of this in four of the last five league games
