Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers 11/6/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: NBA TV

Moda Center is the location where the Portland Trail Blazers (3-5) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (5-4) on Saturday.

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and ended up losing by a score of 107-104 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 41.5% FG percentage (39 of 94) and converted 12 out of their 33 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 14 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 49 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 22 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 2 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about the defense, Los Angeles allowed 43.0% from the floor on 37 out of 86 shooting. Oklahoma City recorded 49 assists and had 23 steals in the game. On top of that, Oklahoma City grabbed 38 boards (11 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Oklahoma City walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe by converting 18 of their 26 tries. They also converted 15 of their 41 shots from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Lakers walked away with 21 while the Thunder finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Anthony Davis is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He finished with 29 points on 11 out of 20 shooting. He played 38 mins played and also collected 18 rebounds. Davis ended up shooting 55.0% from the field and distributed 5 assists.

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Los Angeles will enter this contest with a record of 5-4 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 16.4 times per game and as a team they commit 20.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 44.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 218 dimes for the year, which ranks 5th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Lakers are hitting 36.2% on 3-point shots (104 of 287) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.3 points per outing (4th in the league) while hitting 47.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lakers are forcing 17.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are ranked 30th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 236 relinquished for the campaign. The Lakers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.9% (373 of 813) and they surrender 47.2 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 35.2% on shots from distance and they rank 27th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.0).

In their last game, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-104 when they faced the Cavaliers. When it comes to rebounds, Portland allowed Cleveland to get 38 in total (5 on the offensive side). They went 50.0% from distance by hitting 15 out of 30 and ended up shooting 14 out of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Cavaliers to make 39 out of their 74 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.7% in the matchup. In all, the Trail Blazers went 40 out of 90 from the field which had them shooting 44.4%. Concerning shots from distance, Portland buried 13 of 37 tries (35.1%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. The Cavaliers had 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 12 steals in this contest. The Trail Blazers were able to snag 29 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 39 for this contest.

Norman Powell was important for the Trail Blazers in the matchup. Powell recorded 23 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 assists in this contest. He converted 9 of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and added 3 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 3-5 for the campaign. The Trail Blazers are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they go 72.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.8 times per game (21st in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.5 times per game. Portland has accounted for 888 points this season (111.0 per game) and they snag 48.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Trail Blazers are shooting 45.7% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in basketball.

The Portland defense surrenders 38.5% from downtown (120 of 312) and their opponents are converting on 69.3% of their free throw attempts. They concede 28.9 assists and 42.3 boards per game, which is ranked 30th and 3rd in basketball. The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 20th in the league in points per game surrendered with 109.8. They are able to force 14.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the field (25th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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