Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 10/23/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday, October 23, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+4)

The Los Angeles Lakers will try to beat the Portland Trail Blazers at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. Portland opens this contest as 4-point underdogs. The total comes in at 223.

The Trail Blazers faced the Suns and notched a win by a score of 113-111 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Trail Blazers left the arena with 19 while the Suns recorded 29 fouls. They converted 10 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point range. Phoenix ended up going 71.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 21 tries. On top of that, Phoenix totaled 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Phoenix dished out 31 dimes and had 14 steals for the matchup. Regarding the defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 45.7% from the field on 43 out of 94 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 48 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers knocked down 31 of 36 tries for a rate of 86.1%. Portland walked away from the game having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (36 of 82) and buried 10 of 29 shots from downtown.

Damian Lillard is one player who had an impact for this game. Lillard shot 48.0% from the field and distributed 3 dimes. He saw the court for 43 mins and also collected 7 rebounds. He was able to score 41 points on 12 out of 25 shooting.

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Portland will enter this matchup with a record of 2-0 on the campaign. They have an average of 114.0 points per outing (13th in basketball) while connecting on 44.1% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are shooting 36.8% on 3-point shots (21 of 57) and 82.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland is collecting 46.0 boards per game and has earned 34 assists for the year, which has them ranked 23rd in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 16.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trail Blazers are able to force 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 27.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 38.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 11th in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.5). The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.8% (82 of 179) and they relinquish 41.0 boards per game as a team. They rank 27th in the league in giving up assists with 58 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Lakers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 103-97 when they faced the Clippers. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Los Angeles permitted Los Angeles to grab 58 in all (10 on the offensive side). They went 31.0% from three-point range by going 9 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 31 at the free throw line (64.5%). The Lakers permitted the Clippers to make 37 out of their 80 attempts from the field which left them shooting 46.3% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Lakers ended up shooting 33 out of 94 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.1%. With respect to 3-pointers, Los Angeles converted 9 of 45 attempts (20.0%). They were able to make 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. The Clippers earned 24 fouls for this game which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 12 steals in this game. The Lakers were able to collect 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 38 in this game.

Anthony Davis ended up being a major contributor for the Lakers for this game. Davis earned 25 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 9 of 16 for this contest for a rate of 56.3%, and had 8 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 0-2 for the campaign. The Lakers commit 21.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 80.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 23.0 times per game (18th in the league) and they cough up possession 16.0 times per contest. Los Angeles has accumulated 206 pts for the year (103.0 per contest) and they average 43.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Lakers are shooting 38.8% from the field, which is 29th in the NBA.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (25 of 74) and opponents are connecting on 68.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 24.5 assists and 53.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 15th and 27th in the league. The Lakers defensively are ranked 16th in the league in PPG surrendered with 113.0. They are forcing 20.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the field (16th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland (+4)

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