Trail Blazers vs Lakers Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 27, 2026)

Portland Trail Blazers logo

Trail Blazers2-0 · 1-1 ATS3rd in the West
FINAL136 – 129
Los Angeles Lakers logo

Lakers3-0 · 2-1 ATS4th in the West

NBA · Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 11:00 PM ET · crypto.com Arena

Final score by quarter

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Trail Blazers 32 36 34 34 136
Lakers 38 35 30 26 129

How the bets settled

MoneylineTrail Blazers wonClosed at -102
SpreadTrail Blazers coveredTrail Blazers +1.5, by 8.5
TotalOver 234.5265 scored, 30.5 over

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-129 on October 27, with the game swinging in the fourth quarter. Portland trailed by one entering the final period, then won the fourth 34-26 to close it out.

Luka Doncic led Los Angeles with 41 points and 9 assists, while Walker Kessler had 8 rebounds. Deni Avdija paced Portland with 23 points and 9 assists, and Robert Williams III grabbed 10 rebounds. Portland’s efficiency and rebounding drove the result: it shot 59 percent from the field and 50 percent from three, won the boards 38-31 and held a 56-48 edge in paint points. Los Angeles shot 56 percent and 40 percent from three but could not match that late production.

Portland covered the closing Lakers -1.5 spread by 8.5, and the game went over the 234.5 total by 30.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

LakersTrail Blazers
The score margin against the closing spread (Lakers -1.5). Blue: Lakers covering. Orange: Trail Blazers covering.
+11.5Largest POR cover
45%POR covering
+9.5Largest LAL cover
55%LAL covering

Win probability

LakersTrail Blazers
Blue: Lakers favored. Orange: Trail Blazers favored. ESPN’s in-game win probability, start to finish.

Top performers

Trail Blazers

  • PointsDeni Avdija23
  • AssistsDeni Avdija9
  • ReboundsRobert Williams III10

Lakers

  • PointsLuka Doncic41
  • AssistsLuka Doncic9
  • ReboundsWalker Kessler8

Team stats

Trail BlazersLakers
59%FG%56%
50%3P%40%
63%FT%73%
38Rebounds31
30Assists28
56Points in the paint48
10Fast break points22
14Turnovers15
5Steals6
2Blocks4
8Biggest lead11

Box score

Portland Trail Blazers

Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Toumani Camara F 24 12 4-5 4-5 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 -1
Deni Avdija F 33 23 8-15 4-7 3-7 4 9 3 1 0 2 2 4 +8
Donovan Clingan C 26 9 3-4 2-2 1-4 10 1 1 0 1 1 9 1 -4
Damian Lillard G 31 21 5-12 4-8 7-11 5 4 2 0 0 0 5 2 -1
Ja Morant G 31 23 9-13 1-1 4-4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 +8
Bench
Robert Williams III C 21 14 6-8 0-0 2-2 10 1 0 2 1 2 8 1 +5
Jrue Holiday G 30 22 8-12 2-6 4-6 4 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 +10
Vit Krejci G 7 4 1-2 1-2 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +2
Scoot Henderson G 17 2 0-3 0-3 2-2 2 3 5 0 0 0 2 3 +4
Sidy Cissoko G 20 6 2-4 0-2 2-2 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 +4
Micah Potter Did not play: Coach’s decision
Branden Carlson Did not play: Coach’s decision
Yang Hansen Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total 136 46-78 18-36 26-41 38 30 14 5 2 7 31 23

Team shooting: FG 59% · 3PT 50% · FT 63%

Los Angeles Lakers

Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Ziaire Williams F 29 11 4-5 2-3 1-2 2 4 1 2 0 2 0 3 -3
Walker Kessler C 33 13 6-9 0-0 1-4 8 0 4 1 2 2 6 4 +3
Matisse Thybulle G 22 5 2-5 1-4 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 -12
Luka Doncic G 37 41 12-22 6-15 11-13 5 9 2 0 1 0 5 3 +7
Austin Reaves G 39 26 8-13 4-8 6-7 4 7 0 0 0 1 3 5 0
Bench
Kevon Looney F 5 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -8
Sandro Mamukelashvili F 24 17 6-9 3-4 2-2 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 +6
Jake LaRavia F 19 5 2-2 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 4 -10
Collin Sexton G 14 9 4-11 0-5 1-2 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 2 -8
Quentin Grimes G 19 2 1-4 0-3 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 -10
Jarred Vanderbilt Did not play: Coach’s decision
Arthur Kaluma Did not play: Coach’s decision
Bronny James Did not play: Coach’s decision
Jaden Hardy Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total 129 45-80 17-43 22-30 31 28 15 6 4 6 25 29

Team shooting: FG 56% · 3PT 40% · FT 73%

Attendance 19,067 · Officials: Scott Foster, Che Flores, Nate Cearley

Recap: Ja Morant, Damian Lillard lead unbeaten Trail Blazers past Lakers 136-129 despite Luka Doncic’s 41 (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

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Betting trends

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Trail Blazers vs Lakers pre-game preview

Tuesday’s Portland at Los Angeles matchup has Los Angeles favored, with the spread listed at LAL -3.5 and the total at 236.5; the DraftKings opener is LAL -2.5 with the same total. The last meeting went to Portland, 132-116 at home on January 17, 2026. Portland is 2-0 straight up and 1-1 against the spread this season, 7-3 and 6-4 ATS over its last 10, with a most recent 128-120 win at Sacramento. Los Angeles is 3-0 and 2-1 ATS this season, 7-3 and 6-4 ATS over its last 10, after a 132-123 win at Utah. In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Portland is 3-7 straight up and 1-0 ATS.

The useful angles sit on defense and availability. Portland allows 101.5 points, 17.5 assists and 7 threes per game, ranking second, first and first respectively, while Los Angeles allows 115 points and 26 assists. Portland’s Shaedon Sharpe is out, and Scoot Henderson and Branden Carlson are questionable; Los Angeles lists Cameron Carr and Adou Thiero out. StatsBench projections also flag Ja Morant over 21.5 points and assists at 27.4, and Collin Sexton over 10.5 points at 15.7.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 3 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Portland Trail Blazers

Damian Lillard PG22.0 PTS · 4.0 REB · 4.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/23 @ SAC 32 19 5 2 2
10/21 vs PHX 23 25 3 6 6
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs LAL
PTS 22.0 (2) 19.0 (1) – –
REB 4.0 (2) 5.0 (1) – –
AST 4.0 (2) 2.0 (1) – –

Deni Avdija SF22.0 PTS · 8.5 REB · 5.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/23 @ SAC 38 26 7 6 1
10/21 vs PHX 23 18 10 4 2
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs LAL
PTS 22.0 (2) 26.0 (1) 24.3 (72) 29.0 (2)
33 · 25
REB 8.5 (2) 7.0 (1) 6.8 (72) 5.0 (2)
6 · 4
AST 5.0 (2) 6.0 (1) 6.6 (72) 3.0 (2)
2 · 4

Toumani Camara PF18.5 PTS · 2.5 REB · 2.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/23 @ SAC 27 19 3 1 5
10/21 vs PHX 22 18 2 3 4
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs LAL
PTS 18.5 (2) 19.0 (1) 13.0 (88) 9.0 (3)
9 · 14 · 4
REB 2.5 (2) 3.0 (1) 5.1 (88) 4.3 (3)
2 · 7 · 4
AST 2.0 (2) 1.0 (1) 2.4 (88) 2.0 (3)
1 · 2 · 3

Los Angeles Lakers

Luka Doncic PG34.3 PTS · 7.3 REB · 8.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/25 @ UTA 38 52 8 10 8
10/23 vs LAC 37 23 6 7 2
10/21 vs GSW 29 28 8 7 5
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs POR
PTS 34.3 (3) 25.5 (2) 33.5 (64) –
REB 7.3 (3) 7.0 (2) 7.7 (64) –
AST 8.0 (3) 7.0 (2) 8.3 (64) –

Austin Reaves SG26.7 PTS · 2.3 REB · 6.3 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/25 @ UTA 35 29 1 4 4
10/23 vs LAC 38 28 2 9 3
10/21 vs GSW 31 23 4 6 1
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs POR
PTS 26.7 (3) 25.5 (2) 22.9 (57) 41.0 (1)
41
REB 2.3 (3) 3.0 (2) 4.6 (57) 4.0 (1)
4
AST 6.3 (3) 7.5 (2) 5.5 (57) 5.0 (1)
5

Walker Kessler C16.7 PTS · 8.0 REB · 1.3 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/25 @ UTA 28 2 7 0 0
10/23 vs LAC 34 22 8 3 0
10/21 vs GSW 29 26 9 1 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs POR
PTS 16.7 (3) 24.0 (2) 14.4 (5) –
REB 8.0 (3) 8.5 (2) 10.8 (5) –
AST 1.3 (3) 2.0 (2) 3.0 (5) –

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Trail Blazers 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0
Lakers 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-0 1-0

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Trail Blazers vs Lakers head-to-head

Trail Blazers are 3-7, 1-0 ATS, O/U 1-0 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Trail Blazers won 132-116 on January 17, 2026.

Date Venue Trail Blazers result ATS O/U
Jan 17, 26 Trail Blazers home W 132-116 W -3.5 O 223.5
Nov 3, 25 Trail Blazers home L 115-123 – –
Oct 27, 25 Lakers home W 122-108 – –
Apr 13, 25 Trail Blazers home W 109-81 – –
Feb 20, 25 Trail Blazers home L 102-110 – –
Jan 2, 25 Lakers home L 106-114 – –
Dec 8, 24 Lakers home L 98-107 – –
Jan 21, 24 Lakers home L 110-134 – –
Nov 17, 23 Trail Blazers home L 95-107 – –
Nov 12, 23 Lakers home L 110-116 – –

Recent form

Portland Trail Blazers: last 10 (7-3, 6-4 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 23, 26 @ SAC W 128-120 L -9.5 O 231.5
Oct 21, 26 vs PHX W 124-83 W -3.5 U 232.5
Apr 12, 26 vs SAC W 122-110 L -18.5 O 226.5
Apr 10, 26 vs LAC W 116-97 W -1.5 U 226.5
Apr 8, 26 @ SA L 101-112 L +2.5 U 229.5
Apr 6, 26 @ DEN L 132-137 W +6.5 O 235.5
Apr 2, 26 vs NO W 118-106 W -5.5 U 235.5
Mar 31, 26 @ LAC W 114-104 W +4.5 U 225.5
Mar 29, 26 vs WSH W 123-88 W -16.5 U 235.5
Mar 27, 26 vs DAL L 93-100 L -10.5 U 240.5

Los Angeles Lakers: last 10 (7-3, 6-4 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 25, 26 @ UTAH W 132-123 W -6.5 O 237.5
Oct 23, 26 vs LAC W 125-117 L -8.5 O 225.5
Oct 21, 26 vs GS W 127-105 W -6.5 U 233.5
Apr 12, 26 vs UTAH W 131-107 W -14.5 U 239.5
Apr 10, 26 vs PHX W 101-73 W +2.5 U 217.5
Apr 9, 26 @ GS W 119-103 W +1.5 U 222.5
Apr 7, 26 vs OKC L 87-123 L +17.5 U 221.5
Apr 5, 26 @ DAL L 128-134 L -1.5 O 234.5
Apr 2, 26 @ OKC L 96-139 L +9.5 O 233.5
Mar 31, 26 vs CLE W 127-113 W -2.5 O 236.5

Injury report

Portland Trail Blazers

  • Shaedon Sharpe (SG): Out, Right Meniscus Surgery
  • Chris Youngblood (SG): Out, G League – Two-Way
  • Jayson Kent (PG): Out, G League – Two-Way
  • John Tonje (SF): Out, G League – Two-Way

Los Angeles Lakers

  • Cameron Carr (PG): Out, Right Oblique Strain
  • Adou Thiero (SF): Out, Left Knee Effusion / Swelling

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Trail Blazers defense Lakers defense
Pace (possessions) 103.1 (17th) 103.9 (12th)

Venue and weather

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Trail Blazers vs Lakers odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Lakers spread -2.5 -1.5 +1
Total 236.5 234.5 -2
Trail Blazers moneyline +120 -102 +5% win chance
Lakers moneyline -142 -118 -4.5% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Lakers spread -3.5 → -1.5
Total 236.5 → 233.5
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