Last Updated Aug 30, 2021, 9:49 AM
Last Updated Aug 30, 2021, 9:49 AM
The final contest on the second day of NBA playoff action delivers the West's 1-8 matchup at AdventHealth Arena.
The No. 1-seeded Los Angeles Lakers meet the No. 8 seed Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of their best-of-seven first-round series.
The L.A. Lakers opened as a six-point favorite at DraftKings but were quickly bet to 5.5, which is where the line has remained as of Tuesday mornning.
The total opened at 229 at DraftKings, dipped to 228.5 and has since hovered in the 229.5 range since.
Be sure to follow all the line movements.
(Straight Up - SU, Against the Spread - ATS)
The Lakers have been one of the favorites to claim this season's NBA title all season. They were favored all but seven times in their games this season and were last an underdog against the Rockets on Aug. 6. They failed to cover in seven of eight seeding contests.
Thanks to the play-in game against Memphis, Portland tied Dallas in playing the most games (75) of any team this season. They entered the bubble as just one of the teams in the mix chasing the Grizzlies for the No. 8 seed and finished 7-2.
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