Nuggets vs. Lakers Odds, Pick, Prediction: Target the Total in L.A. (December 16)
Nuggets vs. Lakers is on Friday night. Action Network contributor Corey Parson previews how to bet.
Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers meet tonight at Crypto.com Arena. The teams split their two previous meetings. They last played six weeks ago.
Denver is 7-3 straight up over the course of its past 10 games. The Nuggets are currently third in the Western Conference, 1.5 games behind the Memphis Grizzlies. Denver is 12-15 ATS on the season and 6-10 AATS on road. Last time the teams met the Nuggets lost to the Lakers by 11 despite being a 2. 5 point road favorite.
Lakers are 9-6 straight up and 8-5-2 ATS in their last 15 games. They have the seventh-best offense (115.5 points per 100 possessions) and the top-15 defense (111.8 Defensive Rating). Anthony Davis is second in the NBA in scoring in this stretch, averaging 32.4 points on 64.1% shooting from the field.
Lakers are 3-1-2 ATS in their last six home games. The Lakers are 4-4-3 since Nov. 13 with a 3.38 ATC margin. They lost to the Philadelphia 76ers and Celtics in that stretch. This game will be decided in the final minutes.
