While the last few years of the Kobe Bryant era in LA were certainly not what Lakers fans had come to know, the post-Kobe era has begun, and it's painful. The Lakers got off to a hopeful start at 7-5, but things have fallen apart since and they enter their game vs. Portland at a woeful 13-25, or 6-20 since the quick start. The Lakers scored 117 points or more in six of those first 12 games, but have yet to get to 117 since. Portland has really lost confidence on the offensive end. They scored 100+ in 15-of-18 games, but just two times in their last seven where they have averaged 97.6 points per game. This game has a total based on season numbers, but neither squad has approached those numbers for quite some time. Make the play on the UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on January 05, 2017 at 11:36AM ET.
NBA
Los Angeles at Portland
January 5, 2017
10:30 PM Eastern
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 218.5 -107 (risk 1 to return 1.93)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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