Lakers News: Top Betting Odds & Lines For Portland-LA Friday Night Fight

The rematch Jerami Grant has been waiting for desperately.

Your 6-6 Los Angeles Lakers are angling to improve to a record north of .500 once again this season tonight, when they travel to face off against the 3-8 Portland Trail Blazers.

The two clubs squared off for the first time this season last Sunday. Los Angeles won with LeBron James sitting, but the margin was a little uncomfortably close, 116-110.

Here are some odds and lines ahead of their rematch against Portland, via betting aggregators The Action Network.

The Game Spread

LeBron James is, presumably, playing tonight. Accordingly, the Lakers are -9 favorites to steal a W on the road, against a thoroughly banged-up Trail Blazers club. Given that Portland will be without the services of Anfernee Simons, Malcolm Brogdon (as usual), Robert Williams III (also as usual), and rookie lottery pick Scoot Henderson.

Who Will Score Over 23.5 Points?

The scoring over/unders for future Lakers Hall of Fame forwards LeBron James and Anthony Davis, plus Portland leading scorer Jerami Grant, are all set at 23.5 points or higher (the line is 24.5 for Davis against Deandre "Dominayton" Ayton, and it vacillates between 23.5 and 24.5 for James, depending on where you bet). Grant scored 23 on Sunday, but the Blazers were on the road, At home with a raucous hipster crowd, he should receive the benefit of some calls. take the over on Grant, the under on James (who's been a bit more up-and-down as a scorer lately), and the over on AD.

How Many Threes Will Cam Reddish Make?

LA's new starting two-guard is pegged to connect on 1.5 triples tonight, meaning the action is on either side of that line. Take the over and hold on tight.

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