A betting preview ahead of the Oct. 27 meeting at Crypto.com Arena has the Trail Blazers facing the undefeated Lakers as 2.5-point underdogs.
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Two undefeated teams meet on Tuesday, Oct. 27, when the Portland Trail Blazers visit the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena for an 11 p.m. ET tipoff.
In the betting preview, the Trail Blazers are listed as slight 2.5-point underdogs, with the suggested top pick being Portland +2.5 and the expectation that the visitors can continue their undefeated run and record a win.
The preview points to Portland’s early efficiency through two games, citing second-ranked offence at 123.5 points per 100 possessions and fourth-ranked defence at 100.5 points allowed per 100 possessions.
It also notes that the Trail Blazers have a league-best net rating of 23 points, described as 6.2 points better than any other team, and that Los Angeles is scoring at the highest rate in the association at 125.9 points per 100 possessions while allowing weaker production from opponents like the Clippers and Utah Jazz.
The preview attributes the Lakers’ offence to a Luka Doncic-heavy approach, listing a 41.9 usage rate, and says Portland can respond by using Toumani Camara and Deni Avdija on the superstar playmaker.
For additional context, the preview says Portland has not trotted out a top-10 defence since the 2017-18 season, when it held opponents to 105.7 points per 100 possessions.
It also builds a betting “combo” around the idea that the Under has been appearing frequently when Los Angeles is favoured on the spread, while proposing a number of specific legs including Trail Blazers moneyline, Under 233.5 points, and Luka Doncic under 32.5 points.
For player props, the preview backs Damian Lillard to score over 19.5 points, while stating Lillard has averaged 30.5 points, 6.8 assists and five rebounds over his last 10 away meetings with the Lakers; it also calls out that his most recent line came two years ago.
For the Lakers, the preview suggests Walker Kessler under 9.5 rebounds, citing that Kessler has gone under 9.5 boards through each of his first three games with Los Angeles and that Portland’s Donovan Clingan is averaging nine rebounds per contest.
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