Portland (37-26) at LA Lakers (28-34)
When: Monday, March 5th 2018
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Time: 10:35 ET | TV: NBA TV
Opening Odds: Portland -2/223
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The Los Angeles Lakers may not be a playoff team this season, but they are definitely playing better than a handful of teams that will make the postseason. L.A. seeks continued momentum when they host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night – a team the Lakers haven’t beaten in the past 14 meetings, including eight of those at Staples Center. Los Angeles is coming off an impressive four-game road trip sweep and have won five in a row overall after overcoming a 17-point, second-half deficit in a 116-112 triumph at the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. The Trail Blazers are just as hot, riding a six-game winning streak that catapulted the team into the No. 3 spot in the West. Portland is coming off a 108-100 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday to finish-up their three-game homestand. The Blazers currently sit in first place in the competitive Northwest Division, where just four games separate them and last place Utah.
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Portland continues to be led by their dynamic backcourt duo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, who combined for 48 points on Saturday, but the bench has really stepped up as well during the winning streak. Reserve power forward Ed Davis has recorded double-digit rebounds in each of the last three games and rookie center Zach Collins from Gonzaga scored 12 points off the bench on Saturday to reach double figures for the first time since December 23rd, when he scored 11 at the Lakers. Small forward Maurice Harkless (knee) sat out Saturday and is day-to-day.
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Rookie point guard Lonzo Ball drew plenty of criticism for his play early in the season, shooting just 35.6 percent from the floor and 30.3 percent from 3-point range when he went down with a hamstring injury on January 13th. Since then, Ball has been a different player since returning to the lineup after the All-Star break and is shooting 55.2 percent from the floor while going 14-of-22 from beyond the arc over his last four games. Shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played a season-high 43 minutes on Saturday and recorded 18 points and 13 rebounds. The Lakers will play four of their next five at home including a visit from LeBron and the Cavaliers next week.
The Lakers are a different team than the last meeting against Portland, especially with the way Ball is playing. L.A. held Portland to 41.1% shooting in December, but it’s the offense that will get the job done here tonight. The Lakers will extend their winning streak with an outright win on Monday.
Pick: Lakers +2
- Trail Blazers are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 Monday games.
- Trail Blazers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
- Trail Blazers are 10-2-1 ATS in their last 13 vs. Western Conference.
- Trail Blazers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Trail Blazers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Trail Blazers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
- Trail Blazers are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games following a ATS win.
- Trail Blazers are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Lakers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Lakers are 9-0 ATS in their last 9 home games.
- Lakers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. Western Conference.
- Lakers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Lakers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Lakers are 14-3 ATS in their last 17 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Lakers are 17-5 ATS in their last 22 games following a ATS win.
- Lakers are 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games following a straight up win.
- Lakers are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
- Lakers are 18-6 ATS in their last 24 games overall.
- Lakers are 20-7 ATS in their last 27 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Lakers are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 Monday games.
- Under is 4-0 in Trail Blazers last 4 games following a ATS win.
- Under is 6-1 in Trail Blazers last 7 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 5-1 in Trail Blazers last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 overall.
- Under is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
- Under is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 road games.
- Under is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Under is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 7-2 in Trail Blazers last 9 Monday games.
- Over is 7-0-1 in Lakers last 8 overall.
- Over is 4-0-1 in Lakers last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Over is 6-0-1 in Lakers last 7 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 5-0-1 in Lakers last 6 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 5-0-1 in Lakers last 6 games following a ATS win.
- Over is 6-0-1 in Lakers last 7 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 7-0-1 in Lakers last 8 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 7-0-1 in Lakers last 8 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 5-1 in Lakers last 6 Monday games.
- Under is 5-1 in Lakers last 6 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Over is 6-2 in Lakers last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Over is 5-2 in Lakers last 7 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
- Under is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings in Los Angeles.
- Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
- Favorite is 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings.
- Trail Blazers are 22-8 ATS in the last 30 meetings in Los Angeles.
- Trail Blazers are 43-17 ATS in the last 60 meetings.
- Road team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
