FREE BETTING TIP: Los Angeles Lakers - Portland Trail Blazers

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Both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers have underachieved so far this season. Both teams were projected to be among the best teams in the West but instead are having a negative record with the playoffs in jeopardy. Winning on New Year Eve will be a real boost for each of them.

The Los Angeles Lakers (17-19) did not start the season well but lately, things seem like they are going totally downhill.

The Lakers have lost six of their last seven games despite the fact that LeBron James is putting in big numbers.

In their last game on December 29, the Lakers lost 104-99 to the Memphis Grizzlies.

LeBron James had a great night individually recording 37 points and 13 rebounds tying his career-high with 8 three-pointers.  Russell Westbrook added a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists but the Lakers still lost.

The Lakers are 9-13 in conference matchups. Los Angeles is seventh in the Western Conference shooting 34.6% from downtown.

The Portland Trail Blazers (13-21) are 12th in the Western Conference with only the Pelicans, Rockets and Thunder beneath them.

Damien Lillard and his teammates were regular participants in the playoffs but that run might come to an end if they do not turn things around quickly.

The Blazers have lost their last three games, most recently 120-105 to the Utah Jazz.

Damian Lillard and Norman Powell each scored 32 points. The Trail Blazers were missing seven players in the NBA's Covid-19 health and safety protocols for the second straight game.

The Trail Blazers are 7-17 in conference games. Portland averages 13.1 turnovers per game and is 5-9 when winning the turnover battle.

Jusuf Nurkic is averaging 13.3 points and 9.9 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Lillard is averaging 31.0 points over the last 10 games for Portland.

Key facts

• The Lakers will be without Anthony Davis, Trevor Ariza, Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Nunn.
• The Blazers will be without CJ McCollum, Robert Covington, Ben McLemore, Trendon Watford, Keljin Blevins, Dennis Smith Jr. and Cody Zeller
• The Blazers have won the last two and three of the last five against the Lakers

The teams play for the second time this season. The Trail Blazers won the last matchup 105-90 on November 7. Damian Lillard scored 25 points to help lead the Trail Blazers to the victory. Things will look pretty different this time around since the Blazers are missing half of their roster. The Lakers are still without Anthony Davis but LeBron James will be able to lead his team past Portland on his own. 

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Los Angeles Lakers to win by 11-15 points

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