Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 11/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: NBA TV

The Portland Trail Blazers (3-2) welcome the Los Angeles Lakers (3-2) at Moda Center on Monday.

The Lakers took the court against the Timberwolves and took home the win by a score of 116-115 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Lakers ended up with 22 and the Timberwolves accumulated 23 fouls. They made 15 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. Minnesota finished the game at 81.8% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of 22 attempts. Moreover, Minnesota snagged 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Minnesota doled out 30 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 41 out of 82 shooting. They also doled out 34 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 18 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled a total of 41 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Lakers converted 15 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 68.2%. Los Angeles ended with a 54.2% field goal percentage (45 of 83) and made 11 of 31 3-pointers.

Austin Reaves is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. Reaves went 37.5% from the field and totaled 16 assists. He played for 40 minutes and totaled 1 board. He finished with 28 points on 9 of 24 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this game with a win-loss record of 3-2 this year. They are turning it over 18.6 times per game and as a team they commit 19.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 41.2 boards per game and is sitting with 132 assists for the campaign, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing. The Lakers are shooting 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (46 of 144) and 77.9% from the free throw line. They average 117.6 points per outing (16th in basketball) while connecting on 52.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Lakers have forced 16.8 turnovers per game and they draw 24.0 personal fouls. They surrender 39.7% on 3-pointers while they are 15th in basketball in PPG allowed (117.2). The Lakers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.9% (212 of 452) and they concede 40.6 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 20th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 134 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers got the win with a final of 136-134 against the Jazz. The Trail Blazers were able to corral 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 31 for the matchup. They coughed it up 18 times, while getting 14 steals in the matchup. The Jazz earned 24 fouls for this game which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They were able to make 23 of them for a clip of 85.2%. When talking about 3-point shots, Portland converted 21 of 55 tries (38.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Trail Blazers shot 46 for 96 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.9%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Jazz to make 41 of their 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.8% for this contest. They shot 31.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 35 and finished the contest at 41 out of 49 at the charity stripe (83.7%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Portland allowed Utah to grab 46 in all (12 offensive).

Jrue Holiday was important for the Trail Blazers in this contest. He buried 10 of 16 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and added 5 rebounds. Holiday racked up 27 points in his 35 minutes on the court and totaled 8 dimes in this contest.

Portland has a mark of 3-2 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.9% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in basketball. Portland has earned 618 points this season (123.6 per contest) and they pull down 41.4 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.4 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 17.6 times per contest. The Trail Blazers are committing 23.2 fouls per contest and they go 86.0% from the charity stripe.

The Portland defense allows 37.9% on 3-point attempts (61 of 161) and opponents are making 83.7% of their foul shots. They have allowed 24.8 dimes and 44.0 boards per contest, which ranks 9th and 14th in the league. The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 17th in basketball in PPG given up with 118.6. They are forcing their opponents into 23.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.6% from the field (21st in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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