Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 4/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Moda Center is the location where the Portland Trail Blazers (35-45) will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (49-31) on Sunday.

The Lakers played the Mavericks and walked away with a win by a score of 112-97 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 16 and the Mavericks accumulated 14 personal fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. Dallas ended up going 69.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 23 attempts. Moreover, Dallas pulled down 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Dallas recorded 30 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In relation to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 36 out of 72 shooting. They also recorded 22 dimes for the matchup while forcing 20 turnovers and getting 14 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 39 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lakers made 16 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 76.2%. Los Angeles finished the contest with a 46.7% field goal percentage (42 of 90) and made 12 out of their 36 shots from 3-point land.

Luka Doncic is one player who played a role for this game. Doncic went 57.1% from the field and also earned 6 dimes. He played for 38 mins and also grabbed 8 boards. He ended up finishing with 45 points on 16 of 28 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a mark of 49-31 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 42.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 2,082 assists on the year, which ranks 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are connecting on 36.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,064 of 2,916) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 113.5 points per game (19th in basketball) while hitting 47.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They rank 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists with 2,187 surrendered on the year. The Lakers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.4% (3,309 of 7,133) and they surrender 42.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 35.6% on three-point shots while they are 11th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 133-126 against the Jazz. The Trail Blazers corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 43 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 13 steals in the matchup. The Jazz committed 26 personal fouls for this game which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 28 shots. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 67.9%. With regard to three-point attempts, Portland made 11 out of their 45 tries (24.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers finished the game shooting 48 out of 104 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.2%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Jazz to knock down 50 out of their 98 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.0% in this matchup. They finished shooting 41.7% from distance by connecting on 15 of 36 and finished the game at 18 of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Portland allowed Utah to grab 56 in total (16 on the offensive glass).

Shaedon Sharpe pitched in for the Trail Blazers for the matchup. Sharpe totaled 37 points in his 35 mins on the court and totaled 5 dimes for this game. He knocked down 13 of 23 in this contest for a field goal rate of 56.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 35-45 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which is 25th in basketball. Portland has accounted for 8,898 points so far this season (111.2 per contest) and they average 44.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 23.8 times per contest (27th in basketball) and they cough up possession 15.9 times per game. The Trail Blazers commit 19.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Portland defense concedes 36.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,019 of 2,812) and opponents are knocking down 79.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.3 assists and 44.3 rebounds every game, which ranks them 13th and 18th in the league. The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 16th in basketball in points given up per game with 114.4. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the field (21st in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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