NBA Odds: Nuggets-Lakers prediction, odds and pick
Denver Nuggets host the LA Lakers in a battle in the Western Conference. Denver is 1-1 against the Lakers this year, but LA won the last time out. Boston Celtics broke the Los Angeles Lakers' hearts last week. LeBron James scored 33 points and Jayson Tatum 44 in Boston's 122-118 victory.
The Nuggets are healthy and have a lot of players who can score. They are fresh off scoring 141 points and they have scored at least 115 in their last four games. They have seven players that average north of 10 points per game. If Bones Hyland, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Bruce Brown play well, they will cover the spread.
The Lakers are playing Denver in the third game of the season. James and AD will play, but Juan Toscano-Anderson and Wenyen Gabriel will not. Los Angeles is trying to avoid another losing streak. Lonnie Walker IV and Russell Westbrook are the team's top scorers. Austin Reaves is averaging north of 10 points per game. Thomas Bryant, Dennis Schroder, and Troy Brown Jr. are role players. LA is dead last in NBA in 3-point percentage at just 32%.
The Nuggets are the favorites by a slim margin. Denver is the better team despite the Lakers' desperation for a win.
