Lakers vs. Trail Blazers betting: NBA preview for February 20

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The Portland Trail Blazers (23-32) are 1.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Lakers (32-21) on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Moda Center. The game airs at 10:00 PM ET on SportsNet LA, KATU, and KUNP. The matchup has an over/under of 225 points.

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Lakers Cover -1.5 vs Trail Blazers -109

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Lakers vs. Trail Blazers betting lines

  • Lakers odds to win: -131
  • Trail Blazers odds to win: +112
  • Spread: Lakers (-1.5)
  • Total: 225
  • TV Channel: NBA League Pass
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Los Angeles has a 12-14-1 record against the spread on the road and are 13-14 in road contests.
  • Los Angeles’ record against the spread is 3-7-1 when playing as 1.5-point favorites or more on the road this season.
  • Lakers road games have gone over the set point total 14 times this year.
  • Los Angeles and its opponents have averaged a total of 224.5 points per road contest this year, 0.5 points fewer than this game’s listed total.

Lakers Recent Trends

  • The Lakers have covered the spread six times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 7-3 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Lakers and their opponents have hit the over in seven of those 10 games.
  • The Lakers’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 226.7 points scored. That’s 1.7 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Lakers’ per-game scoring average over their last 10 games is 6.2 points higher than their season-long average.

Lakers Betting Records

  • The Lakers have won 21 of the 30 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (70%).
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -131 or shorter, Los Angeles has a record of 19-9 (67.9% win percentage).
  • The Lakers have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.7% in this matchup.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.2 (sixth in NBA) 46.5 (17th) 42.1 (26th) 43.2 (11th) 26.8 (13th) 13.0 (ninth)

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Trail Blazers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Trail Blazers have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 17 times this year.
  • The Trail Blazers have covered the spread 17 times at home and is 15-13 in home contests.
  • This year, the Trail Blazers have a 0-3 record ATS at home as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
  • This season at home the Trail Blazers and their opponents have averaged a total of 224.9 points per contest, 0.1 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Trail Blazers Recent Trends

  • The Trail Blazers are 6-4 overall and 7-3 against the spread in their past 10 games.
  • Trail Blazers’ last 10 outings saw six go over the total.
  • The past 10 Trail Blazers games averaged 1.1 more points (226.1) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over the last 10 games, the Trail Blazers are scoring 115.6 points per game compared to their 109.2 season average.

Trail Blazers Betting Records

  • This season, Portland has been the underdog 52 times and won 22, or 42.3%, of those games.
  • The Trail Blazers are 18-29 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +112 or more on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Trail Blazers have a 47.2% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.1 (23rd in NBA) 47.6 (24th) 43.6 (22nd) 44.2 (14th) 23.3 (27th) 15.1 (26th)
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