Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+4)

The Portland Trail Blazers are welcoming the Los Angeles Lakers at Moda Center on Sunday. Los Angeles opens this game as 4-point underdogs. The total has been set at 232.

The Lakers faced the Grizzlies and walked away with a win by a score of 122-121 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 40.9% FG percentage (38 out of 93) and made 13 of their 41 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Lakers made 33 of 41 tries for a rate of 80.5%. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 47 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 24 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 42.2% from the floor on 43 of 102 shooting. Memphis doled out 24 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Memphis grabbed 63 rebounds (24 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Memphis finished shooting 65.0% when shooting free throws by burying 26 of their 40 shots. They converted 9 of 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 26 and the Grizzlies finished the game with 31 personal fouls.

Russell Westbrook is a player who was a major contributor for the game. Westbrook finished the game shooting 55.6% from the field and also totaled 6 dimes. He played for 31 mins and grabbed 5 rebounds. He had 29 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this contest with a mark of 21-25 on the season. They currently have an average of 117.0 points per contest (7th in the NBA) while hitting 48.4% from the floor. The Lakers are hitting 33.7% on shots from distance (478 of 1,420) and 79.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 44.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,149 assists this year, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Lakers are forcing 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 27th in the NBA in points per game allowed (118.1). The Lakers are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.3% (2,046 of 4,324) and they relinquish 45.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 24th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,191 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a score of 105-95 when they played the 76ers. When it comes to attacking the glass, Portland permitted Philadelphia to snag 43 overall (5 offensive). They finished shooting 30.8% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 8 of 26 and finished the game at 15 of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). The Trail Blazers permitted the 76ers to make 41 out of their 81 tries from the floor which left them shooting 50.6% for the game. In all, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one shooting 32 for 85 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.6%. With regard to shots from downtown, Portland made 9 out of their 37 attempts (24.3%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.9%. The 76ers had 23 personal fouls in this contest which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 4 steals for this contest. The Trail Blazers were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in the matchup.

Damian Lillard ended up being a factor for the Trail Blazers for the contest. Lillard tallied 25 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 11 dimes for this game. He made 6 of 21 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 28.6%, and had 6 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 21-24 for the year. The Trail Blazers are committing 21.0 fouls every game while shooting 78.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.1 times per game (21st in the league) and they turn it over 15.5 times per contest. Portland has scored 5,079 pts so far this season (112.9 per contest) and they pull down 43.1 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 47.6% from the floor, which ranks 11th in basketball.

The Portland defense concedes 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (520 of 1,444) and their opponents are converting on 77.4% of their foul shots. They relinquish 25.5 assists and 41.0 boards every game, which is ranked 16th and 3rd in the league. The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 13th in basketball in points given up per game with 112.6. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (19th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland (-4)

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