Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers
Prediction: Portland Trail Blazers + 2

Portland is out to prove it belongs in the Western Conference playoff talk. The Blazers have had this game circles since early January when the Lakers torched them for the second time this season by 14 points in Los Angeles. That followed up a 20-point loss to the Lakers on opening night and the Blazers want some payback. Portland has won four of its last five games with the lone setback coming against the Nuggets in an extremely tough spot of playing in the thin air with no rest from coming off a hard fought win over Indiana. The Blazers are a completely different team at home than on the road as they are 26-5 at the Rose Garden while being five games under .500 in their 31 road games. The home team has won seven straight meetings in this series while Portland has won three straight at home and that was with Portland teams not nearly as good as this edition. The Blazers are not dogged at home very often but when they are, they make it count as they are 3-1 both straight up and against the number in four home underdog spots. The only loss came against New Orleans but Portland was shorthanded as Brandon Roy missed that game. He also missed the next game and that was against, you guessed it, the Lakers in that most recent meeting. Portland is 0-3 ATS when he is not on the floor. The Blazers are 10-2 ATS in home games this season when revenging a loss and a perfect 8-0 ATS in home games when revenging a same season loss against an opponent this season.
The Blazers get their revenge on Monday.
3* Portland Trailblazers + 2