Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Thursday’s NBA matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers (4-3) and the Portland Trailblazers (4-1) will go a long way toward telling us how good or bad both of these teams truly are.
Portland is a perfect 3-0 at home this year, so it makes sense that the Trailblazers are 3.5-point favorites for this game with the Lakers winless in two tries on the road.
The total sits at 192 and it is worth noting that these two teams have combined to go under in 9 of their 12 games this year.
The road team has won outright in 3 of the previous 6 head-to-head meetings between Los Angeles and Portland, with the Lakers winning 4 of those 6 games.
The Trailblazers have covered the point spread in the 2 most recent clashes, with both games going under the total.
The Lakers started the season poorly but have rebounded to win 4 of their last 5 while covering the point spread in 3 of those contests.
Los Angeles has gone under the total in all but 1 game this year and they haven’t come close to covering a point spread on the road this year.
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Portland has also won 4 of their last 5 and they’ve covered the point spread in every single victory during that stretch.
The Trailblazers have gone under the total in 3 of their last 4 and have covered the point spread in every single home game.
Los Angeles is playing tough defense but their offense doesn’t seem to be on par with previous seasons.
They are shooting the ball moderately well but just don’t look all that explosive.
The Trailblazers are playing up-tempo so far this year and have been fairly successful at it because of their ability to get back on the defense when the fast break goes awry.
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