Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 10/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Monday, October 27, 2025

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Los Angeles Lakers (1-1) host the Portland Trail Blazers (1-1) at crypto.com Arena on Monday.

The Trail Blazers played the Warriors and took home the win by a score of 139-119 in their last game. Portland ended having earned a 53.8% FG percentage (50 of 93) and buried 16 of their 34 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 23 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 92.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 30 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 25 turnovers and getting 13 steals. In terms of defending, Portland allowed 43.8% from the floor on 35 out of 80 shooting. Golden State earned 24 assists and had 12 steals for the contest. Additionally, Golden State collected 50 rebounds (11 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Golden State went 84.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 33 of their 39 tries. They also knocked down 16 of their 38 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Regarding fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 28 and the Warriors finished the game with 22 fouls.

Deni Avdija is one player who was a factor in this contest. He ended up scoring 26 points on 11 of 18 shooting. He played for 29 mins and collected 5 boards. Avdija finished shooting 61.1% from the field and also distributed 6 assists.

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Portland comes into this contest with a record of 1-1 this season. They turn the ball over 17.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 22.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Portland is grabbing 38.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 55 dimes for the campaign, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are hitting 38.2% on 3-point shots (29 of 76) and 86.7% from the charity stripe. They average 126.5 pts per game (7th in the league) while hitting 47.0% from the field.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are able to force 22.0 turnovers per game while drawing 25.5 personal fouls. They are 5th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 45 relinquished for the campaign. The Trail Blazers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (77 of 166) and they relinquish 43.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 45.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 12th in the NBA in opponents PPG (118.5).

For their last game, the Lakers got the win with a final of 128-110 when they played the Timberwolves. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles allowed Minnesota to collect 57 in total (17 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 34.2% from three-point range by going 13 of 38 and ended up going 15 out of 21 from the charity stripe (71.4%). The Lakers allowed the Timberwolves to bury 41 out of their 88 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.6% in this matchup. Overall, the Lakers went 45 for 76 from the field which had them shooting 59.2%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Los Angeles made 12 of their 29 tries (41.4%). They were able to convert 26 of them for a rate of 81.3%. The Timberwolves committed 27 personal fouls for the game which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for 32 attempts. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Lakers snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 41 in this matchup.

Luka Doncic ended up having an impact for the Lakers for the matchup. Doncic racked up 49 points in his 35 minutes on the court and added 8 assists for the contest. He converted 14 of 23 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.9%, and accumulated 11 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 1-1 for the season. The Lakers are responsible for committing 20.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 71.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.5 times per contest (19th in the league) and they turn it over 16.0 times per contest. Los Angeles has totaled 237 points so far this year (118.5 per game) and they pull in 38.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Lakers are shooting 56.9% from the field, which ranks 1st in basketball.

The Lakers on defense are ranked 9th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 114.5. They are forcing 15.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (20th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense gives up 38.5% on three-point shots (30 of 78) and their opponents are converting on 82.0% of their foul shots. They allow 26.5 dimes and 40.0 rebounds per game, which ranks 22nd and 5th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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