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In NBA action, the Portland Trail Blazers (11-21) will visit Crypto.com Arena to play the Los Angeles Lakers (18-14). In the Western Conference, the Lakers are ranked sixth, and the Blazers are ranked thirteenth.
The Los Angeles Lakers did not have a successful start to the new year. However, given that they lost 122-110 at home to the high-flying Cleveland Cavaliers, it is clear why they were unable to accomplish such a feat.
The Lakers had won two straight games against the Warriors (115–113) and the Kings (132–122) before to this regrettable experience. They have won five of their past seven games and are continuing in good form.
In their last two games, the Lakers have conceded 122 points each. For the Lakers to win games on a regular basis, that is too many points allowed. The Lakers actually have a 7-10 record when they give up 115 points or more. In addition, opponents are shooting 49.7 percent from the field against the Lakers. They won't win games with that kind of defense, and this one would be no exception. The Trail Blazers can win this game if they can score some points.
Throughout the season, Portland's defense has been subpar. They are allowing the eighth-highest number of points per game in the NBA, 117.3. In addition, teams shoot 38.0 percent from outside the arc and 48.2 percent from the field when playing the Trail Blazers. In the NBA, those figures rank third and fourth, respectively.
In addition, Portland will get into some foul trouble because they give up the fourth-most offensive rebounds. All of it will be advantageous to the Lakers. The Lakers will cover the spread as long as they score some points against this poor defense.
At forty years old, LeBron James is still going strong after making history in the most recent game against the Los Angeles players. He is averaging 23.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 8.9 assists per game this season. Additionally, he is shooting 49.7 percent from the field. For the Lakers, James is the most important player, but it's when he passes the ball.
The Lakers are 12-4 when James contributes eight or more assists in a game this season. Given his average and the Trail Blazers' defensive shortcomings, James should have no trouble reaching eight assists. The Lakers will win this game and cover the spread if he can accomplish that.
Now, JJ Redick's team must prove themselves against the Blazers, who have outperformed them in each of their previous four meetings.
The Portland Trail Blazers want to bounce back from their 125-103 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at home in the new year.
After losing eight of their previous nine games, the Blazers had begun to show signs of recovery, but this outcome stopped their two-game winning streak.
Even though Chauncey Billups and company would like to start the new year off right, they are stuck in a rut. They are now 3-13 in their previous 16 games and have lost seven straight games.
Austin Reaves has scored quite a bit since his return from a five-game suspension, so I really like the Over on this combo prop tonight. In the final eight games of the season, Reaves had put up an average of 22.1 points 6.3 rebounds, 7.6 assists for the total PRAs of 36.
Reaves has gone over the 5.5 total on this line just eight times in 27 games this year but five of those occurred in the team’s past eight games. That includes three straight in which he’s averaged a monster 29 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 12 assists, including this last one on which he really let it fly. Reaves has had 20 plus point games in three consecutive games and four out of six and he has given out 10 plus assists in the last three games.
Reaves has scored 50 PRAs in the two games that D’Angelo Russell missed after being traded to the Nets earlier in the week. He shall further envision more opening for him as a scorer and playmaker with Klay Russell no longer with the team and no other specialist join LeBron James in the off-season.
Reaves has only attained 26.5 PRAs in the away games, and 30 PRAs in the home games, which gives him a better shooting in the crypto.com Arena.
Ayton is pulling down about 10.2 rebounds per game this season, 9.8 of them at home, and 10.5 rebounds on the roads. He has pulled down at least 10 rebounds in 13 out of 23 games, with seven out of 11 in the road games.
Like I said when discussing Reaves, Deni Avdija has been playing hot, and I don’t expect him to slow down in this game. The former Wizard has hit the Over on this line in just 12 games this season but has done it in six of his last eight, and with four games in a row. In his last four overall and his last two starts, Avdija has scored 21 points with 6.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists.
