Portland @ Los Angeles picks

The Los Angeles Lakers have been the 7th-highest scoring offense in the league over the last 15 games at home. The matchup vs. Deandre Ayton is a good one for drawing fouls; when guarding fellow starting Cs this year, they have attempted a colossal 4.1 foul shots per game (93rd percentile). Dorian Finney-Smith will have the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing in your home stadium usually improves stat production in all stat categories.

Max Christie has converted 2.0 treys per game over the last 5 games, 1.1 more than he's sunk in all games this year. Max Christie has averaged 29.6 minutes per game over the last 10 games, 7.7 more than he's averaged overall this year. The Los Angeles Lakers have been the 7th-highest scoring offense in the league over the last 15 games at home. This year, the other team's starting SGs have averaged 51.5% on shot attempts from the field (best in the league) vs. the Trail Blazers, branding this as a strong matchup. Max Christie has sunk 100.0% of his foul shot attempts over the last 5 games, 13.8% more than he's put through the hoop in all games this season.

Max Christie has averaged 0.1 offensive rebounds per game while at home this year, putting him in the 15th percentile -- among the league's worst by this standard. Max Christie has tallied 2.8 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games at home, 0.9 higher than he's tallied over the course of the season at home. The 4th-most lethargic pace team in the NBA over the last 15 games has been the Lakers. The Portland Trail Blazers have played at the 3rd-most lethargic pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games on the road, which ought to lead to decreased possessions for the Lakers. Offensive rebounds continue possession and spark added chances for scoring and assists, but the Lakers rank 1stworst in in the league when playing at home with a mere 8.1 offensive boards per game this year.

Dorian Finney-Smith will have the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing in your home stadium usually improves stat production in all stat categories.

This year, the opposition's starting PGs have shot 29.8% on threes (3rd-lowest in the NBA) vs. the Trail Blazers, marking this as a hard matchup. The 4th-most lethargic pace team in the NBA over the last 15 games has been the Lakers. The Portland Trail Blazers have played at the 3rd-most lethargic pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games on the road, which ought to lead to decreased possessions for the Lakers. Offensive rebounds continue possession and spark added chances for scoring and assists, but the Lakers rank 1stworst in in the league when playing at home with a mere 8.1 offensive boards per game this year.

Rui Hachimura has averaged 33.3 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the NBA: 88th percentile. The Los Angeles Lakers have been the 7th-highest scoring offense in the league over the last 15 games at home. Rui Hachimura stands to see a spike in effectiveness across the board considering having the home court advantage in this game.