THE Denver Nuggets (41-19) makes a quick one-game road trip Saturday to face the the Los Angeles Lakers (33-28). The announcement will take place at 8:30 p.m. ET at the Crypto.com Arena (ABC). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sports Betting lines around the Nuggets vs. Lakers odds and make sure our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Season series: Nuggets lead 2-0.
The Nuggets continue. They have won 5 straight since returning from the All-Star break. They are 10-4 in their last 14 games. They are coming off a 103-97 home win over the Miami Heat on Thursday, narrowly missing covering the spread as they were 6.5-point favorites.
The Lakers have won 2 in a row and are 3-2 since the break. They are 6-2 in their last 8 games. They last played Thursday in a 134-131 home win over the Washington Wizards, failing to cover the 10.5-point spread as favorites.
Nuggets alongside the Lakers
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- Money Line (ML): Nuggets -115 (bet $115 to win $105) | Lakers -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Nuggets -1.5 (+105) | Lakers +1.5 (-130)
- More/Less (Y/U): 228.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Nuggets to key Lakers injuries
Nuggets
- g Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (personal) questionable
- F Vlatko Cancar (knee) out
- F Braxton Key (personal) exit
- g Jamal Murray (ankle) questionable
Lakers
- F Anthony Davis (Achilles) probable
- F LeBron James (ankle) questionable
- F Reddish Cam (ankle) questionable
- F Jared Vanderbilt (foot) outside
- g Gabe Vincent (knee) out
- F Christian Bois (knee) out
For the most recent updates: Official NBA Injury Report.
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Nuggets at Lakers picks and predictions
Prediction
Nuggets 112, Lakers 105
Money line
The Nuggets have won 5 straight games and, in the last 3, have allowed 103 points or less. They have beaten the Lakers 7 times in a row.
The Lakers are fantastic at home at 22-9 and have won 4 straight at the Crypto.com Arena, but their home loss was against the Nuggets last month.
The Lakers have allowed 118 points or more in 5 of their last 6 games and in 4 of 5 since the break.
I give the Nuggets the edge so bet them here is a good bet, but it’s better to bet them on the spread.
PASS.
Against the spread
If you like the Nuggets on the moneyline, you should like them even more against the spread. Each of their 41 victories has been by 2 points or more. It is very unlikely that they win the game but do not cover the 1.5 point gap.
Both teams have losing records against the spread this season, so neither is a consistent bet to hedge. But with even odds for the Nuggets to win by 2 or more, BETTING NUGGETS -1.5 (+105).
More less
Neither matchup between the teams has reached 228 points this season.
The Nuggets’ last 3 games have remained below projections for this game.
However, the Lakers’ 8 games since losing to the Nuggets last month have exceeded tonight’s projections.
Do you trust the Lakers more on offense or the Nuggets on defense right now? I like Denver’s defense.
BET UNDER 228.5 (-115).
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