The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers will face off in a Western Conference battle on Wednesday night. The Lakers will look for revenge after Portland beat them 106-104 in late October. With Los Angeles favored by six points in a game with a 224.5-point total, there are plenty of bets to like on both sides. Bettors should tail this Trail Blazers-Lakers prop bet and prediction on Jusuf Nurkic — or check out OddsShopper’s tools for other sharp plays across the NBA tonight.
Best Trail Blazers-Lakers Prop Bet
Jusuf Nurkic O/U 14.5 Points
Jusuf Nurkic finds himself in a fantastic spot tonight against the Lakers. Nurkic has seen his usage rise over the past five games with all-star point guard Damian Lillard out for Portland. There is a ton to like about him on Wednesday night in L.A. against the Lakers with Lillard still out.
While Nurkic is never going to be a prolific scorer, he has filled the stat-sheet so far this season, averaging 14.6 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 0.8 blocks per game. Those averages include sixteen or more points in six out of the past seven games. It’s clear that Nurkic sees his points per game total increase dramatically when Dame is on the sidelines.
As of this writing, PointsBet currently has Nurkic’s point total set at 14.5. We have him projected to score 16.89 points tonight. With an expected win percentage of 58% and an expected ROI of 6%, this is not only one of the best Blazers-Lakers prop bets tonight, but also one of the best props to target on the entire NBA Wednesday slate.
Final NBA Player Prop Bet: Jusuf Nurkic OVER 14.5 Points (-125) at PointsBet
