// NBA · Friday 6 November 2026
Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers prediction
Start 10:00pm ET ·
- Pick
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Chance
- 69%
- Light
- Super
- Confidence
- Very high
Full breakdown: team stats, players & form →
Result
Final: Portland Trail Blazers 118 – 124 Los Angeles Lakers. Our pick, Los Angeles Lakers, won ✓.
Recent results
- Portland Trail Blazers: 4 wins from the last 5, average margin +5.8 points (W 132–119 @ PHX, W 118–110 @ DEN, W 112–90 @ UTAH, L 103–124 v MEM, W 136–129 @ LAL).
- Los Angeles Lakers: 4 wins from the last 5, average margin +7.8 points (W 116–103 @ SAC, W 138–117 v MIA, W 131–125 v TOR, L 95–112 @ GS, W 103–87 @ LAC).
These teams have already met 1 time this season. Results are taken from final scores, most recent first.
Our pre-game preview
Los Angeles Lakers are our pick at home against the Portland Trail Blazers. The model gives them a 69% chance of winning, which makes this game our strongest pick.
On the rosters we expect, Los Angeles Lakers rate as the stronger team (99.7 to 91.6 on our team-strength rating), and that is the main reason for the pick.
Recent form: Portland Trail Blazers have been winning by 6.7 points a game, while Los Angeles Lakers have been winning by 4.6 points a game.
Injuries: Portland Trail Blazers will be without Ja Morant (26 min a game) and Shaedon Sharpe (25 min a game). Players listed as unsure are counted by how likely they are to play.
Season so far: Portland Trail Blazers are 6–3 and Los Angeles Lakers are 8–2.
This preview was written from the data we had before the game.
Game review
What happened
The Lakers beat the Trail Blazers 124–118 at home. Luka Doncic led them with 53 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, making 5 of 15 threes, and Austin Reaves added 25. For the Trail Blazers, Deni Avdija had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists.
What the model got right
The model gave the Lakers a 69% chance at home, mainly because of their higher team-strength rating (99.7 to 91.6), and they won by 6. Ja Morant and Shaedon Sharpe for the Trail Blazers both missed the game, as the preview expected.
What didn't work
Recent form favoured the Trail Blazers (the Lakers had been winning by 4.6 points a game, the Trail Blazers winning by 6.7), and that didn't carry over. The Trail Blazers made more threes (19 to 11) and still lost.
Why
The result fits what the model leaned on, the team-strength rating. One win doesn't prove the model right: at 69%, about 3 in 10 games like this go the other way, and every result stays on our record.
Written after the game. Scores and stats are checked against two independent sources.
More NBA predictions that day
- Fri, 6 NovWashington Wizards @ Atlanta Hawks ATL 76%Green✓ 132–139
- Fri, 6 NovBoston Celtics @ Charlotte Hornets BOS 69%Green✓ 119–80
- Fri, 6 NovPhiladelphia 76ers @ Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 52%Red✓ 95–119
- Fri, 6 NovOklahoma City Thunder @ Memphis Grizzlies OKC 55%Red✓ 128–97
- Fri, 6 NovToronto Raptors @ Milwaukee Bucks TOR 50%Red✓ 121–107
- Fri, 6 NovMinnesota Timberwolves @ New Orleans Pelicans MIN 54%Red✓ 115–109
- Fri, 6 NovUtah Jazz @ Dallas Mavericks DAL 68%Green✓ 100–112
- Fri, 6 NovSan Antonio Spurs @ Sacramento Kings SA 84%Green✓ 124–109
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