Lakers Look Capable of Covering the Line

Get with the Lakers with a -5.5 spread. We’re backing them at -110 to enjoy an emphatic win when they go head to head with the Nuggets.

Last Games & H2H

Denver Nuggets and LA Lakers played each other in the previous game. Nuggets won 108-103 at Ball Arena. LeBron James scored 22 points for Nuggets and Jamal Murray led the way for Lakers with 37 points.

It’s been three victories on the bounce for Nuggets when playing Lakers. On the head-to-head front, they have won 6 of the past 10.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Denver Nuggets lineup: Michael Porter Jr., Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon.

LA Lakers lineup: D'Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Austin Reaves.

Expert NBA Analysis

A good deal of research goes into our NBA predictions. We start by studying the latest form and getting a handle on injuries. The key stats can then be used as the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Key Nuggets vs Lakers stats:

The -5.5 line has been covered by Lakers in 8 of their last 10 games at home.
The -5.5 line has been covered by Lakers in 4 of their last 5 games at home.

The betting favorites really stand out in this NBA contest. Back them at -5.5 on the spread with the confidence that they cover the line at -110.

We recommend moving the line if you are searching for bigger odds about the same selection. Take your pick and get the juice that you want from your wager in the process.

Lakers -5.5 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, there’s a 52.4% likelihood of our pick landing a return. However, we have this figure at close to 60% based on our in-depth research. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this NBA bet.

Nuggets vs Lakers Prediction

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Denver Nuggets vs LA Lakers Bet Builder Tips

Spread Lakers -5.5

Totals Over 223.5

Result & BTTS 100 Lakers / Yes

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Denver Nuggets vs LA Lakers Odds

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Lakers Trading at Shorter Odds Than Nuggets

LA Lakers are -225 favorites and that means a 69% chance of winning this NBA game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. At +185, Denver Nuggets are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The current spread is 5.5 and total points is 223. There is no denying the popularity of the Totals market. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 223 at -110.

Lakers can be backed in lots of ways and that includes Race to 20 Points where they are -190 favorites. Nuggets are +160 should you think they’ll make this total first instead.

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LeBron James Favorite to Score the Most Points

LeBron James is the market leader to land the most baskets. He is priced at +205 to score Over 30.5 points. Alternatively, you can back Under at -345.

Player Points

LeBron James (Lakers)

Anthony Davis (Lakers)

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Player Assists

Nikola Jokić (Nuggets)

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Austin Reaves (Lakers)

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Player Rebounds

Nikola Jokić (Nuggets)

Anthony Davis (Lakers)

LeBron James (Lakers)

Michael Porter Jr. (Nuggets)

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Last 5 Games

Lakers

NBA: 01/03 Wizards 131 Lakers134
NBA: 29/02 Lakers 116 Clippers112
NBA: 25/02 Lakers 113 Suns123
NBA: 24/02 Spurs 118 Lakers123
NBA: 23/02 Lakers 110 Warriors128

Head to Head

Nuggets vs Lakers

NBA: 09/02 2024 Nuggets 114 Lakers 106
NBA: 25/10 2023 Lakers 107 Nuggets 119
NBA: 23/05 2023 Nuggets 113 Lakers 111
NBA: 21/05 2023 Nuggets 119 Lakers 108
NBA: 19/05 2023 Lakers 103 Nuggets 108
NBA: 17/05 2023 Lakers 126 Nuggets 132
NBA: 10/01 2023 Lakers 109 Nuggets 122
NBA: 17/12 2022 Nuggets 108 Lakers 126
NBA: 31/10 2022 Nuggets 110 Lakers 121
NBA: 27/10 2022 Lakers 99 Nuggets 110

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Denver Nuggets Stats

LA Lakers Stats

Moneyline

7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 7 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 6 of the last 10 games on the road

Point Spread

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 7 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 8 of the last 10 home games

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 219.70 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 218.20 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 229.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 229.5 on the Road: Covered in 2 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 112.10 pts and allowed 107.60 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 107.40 pts and allowed 110.80 pts in the last 10 games on the road

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 242.70 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 243.60 pts in the previous 10 home games
Over 229.5: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 games
Over 229.5 at Home: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 122.80 pts and allowed 119.90 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 125.30 pts and allowed 118.30 pts in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 31.50 (55%)
3-Pointers Made: 11.40 (36%)
Free Throws Made: 14.90 (79%)
Rebounds: Total 45.4, Offensive 11.10, Defensive 34.30
Assists: 30.10
Blocks: 6.00
Steals: 8.30
Turnovers : 13.30
Personal Fouls: 16.90

Last 10 Games on the Road

2-Pointers Made: 30.80 (55%)
3-Pointers Made: 10.60 (34%)
Free Throws Made: 14.00 (75%)
Rebounds: Total 44.9, Offensive 11.70, Defensive 33.20
Assists: 26.20
Blocks: 5.80
Steals: 6.10
Turnovers : 12.60
Personal Fouls: 17.30

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 35.80 (61%)
3-Pointers Made: 11.60 (37%)
Free Throws Made: 16.40 (79%)
Rebounds: Total 40.8, Offensive 7.20, Defensive 33.60
Assists: 30.30
Blocks: 6.40
Steals: 6.70
Turnovers : 11.30
Personal Fouls: 14.70

Last 10 Home Games

2-Pointers Made: 34.80 (58%)
3-Pointers Made: 12.00 (41%)
Free Throws Made: 19.70 (82%)
Rebounds: Total 41.7, Offensive 8.10, Defensive 33.60
Assists: 30.60
Blocks: 5.90
Steals: 7.70
Turnovers : 11.70
Personal Fouls: 15.50

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Denver Nuggets Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
Nikola Jokic	58	33.91	1496	537	25.8	9.3	1.0	12.3	0.9	1.2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	55	31.69	558	130	10.1	2.4	1.5	2.3	0.4	1.3
Michael Porter Jr.	59	31.67	970	86	16.4	1.5	2.7	7.1	0.7	0.5

Aaron Gordon	54	31.46	752	172	13.9	3.2	0.5	6.5	0.7	0.9
Jamal Murray	44	31.18	903	278	20.5	6.3	2.4	3.8	0.7	0.8
Reggie Jackson	60	23	632	235	10.5	3.9	1.2	2.0	0.2	0.6
Christian Braun	60	19.15	412	82	6.9	1.4	0.7	3.5	0.4	0.5
Peyton Watson	58	18.2	392	58	6.8	1.0	0.7	2.9	0.9	0.6
Justin Holiday	36	14.38	137	35	3.8	1.0	0.9	1.3	0.1	0.6
Julian Strawther	39	12.69	206	41	5.3	1.1	1.0	1.3	0.2	0.4
DeAndre Jordan	29	11.28	118	20	4.1	0.7	-	4.6	0.4	0.2
Zeke Nnaji	45	9.81	152	26	3.4	0.6	0.1	2.2	0.7	0.3
Collin Gillespie	19	8.48	62	16	3.3	0.8	0.6	0.7	-	0.5
Jalen Pickett	20	5.33	34	14	1.7	0.7	0.4	0.6	-	0.2
Braxton Key	17	3.21	17	8	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.1	0.1
Jay Huff	11	3.08	17	1	1.5	0.1	0.3	0.8	-	0.1
Hunter Tyson	10	3.04	5	1	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.8	-	-

LA Lakers Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
Anthony Davis	57	35.77	1431	208	25.1	3.6	0.3	12.3	2.4	1.1
LeBron James	53	35.05	1339	418	25.3	7.9	2.2	7.1	0.6	1.2
D'Angelo Russell	56	31.71	990	356	17.7	6.4	2.7	2.9	0.5	0.8

Austin Reaves	61	31.37	951	330	15.6	5.4	1.7	4.0	0.2	0.9
Spencer Dinwiddie	55	29.9	645	314	11.7	5.7	1.7	3.0	0.2	0.8
Taurean Prince	58	29.41	538	100	9.3	1.7	1.9	2.9	0.5	0.8
Gabe Vincent	5	25.48	27	15	5.4	3.0	0.4	1.0	-	1.2
Rui Hachimura	47	24.95	566	48	12.0	1.0	1.3	3.8	0.3	0.7
Cam Reddish	37	22.67	239	47	6.5	1.3	0.9	2.4	0.3	1.2
Jarred Vanderbilt	29	20.04	150	36	5.2	1.2	0.3	4.8	0.2	1.2
Christian Wood	50	17.44	347	49	6.9	1.0	0.7	5.1	0.7	0.3
Max Christie	48	16.58	235	51	4.9	1.1	0.7	2.5	0.3	0.4
Skylar Mays	31	13.52	153	83	4.9	2.7	0.5	1.4	0.1	0.5
Jaxson Hayes	50	11.2	186	22	3.7	0.4	-	2.4	0.4	0.5
D'Moi Hodge	7	5.9	14	5	2.0	0.7	0.4	-	0.1	0.1
Jalen Hood-Schifino	19	5.42	33	8	1.7	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.2
Colin Castleton	7	5.14	18	3	2.6	0.4	-	1.3	0.0	-
Alex Fudge	4	3.63	4	-	1.0	-	-	0.5	-	-
Maxwell Lewis	20	3.51	7	3	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.2	-	0.1
Dylan Windler	11	3.19	15	7	1.4	0.6	0.5	0.4	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

Denver Nuggets Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Collin Gillespie

Injured

LA Lakers Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Mohamed Bamba

Injured

Starting Lineups

LA Lakers Confirmed Lineup

1 D'Angelo Russell

2 Jarred Vanderbilt

3 Anthony Davis

6 LeBron James

15 Austin Reaves

Denver Nuggets Confirmed Lineup

1 Michael Porter Jr.

5 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

15 Nikola Jokic

27 Jamal Murray

50 Aaron Gordon

Previous Denver Nuggets Lineups

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Heat 97-103 Nuggets

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	64	18	0.78	120.6	109.2	11.4	37-4	27-14	15-2	41-11	7-3	2W
Knicks	50	32	0.61	112.8	108.2	4.6	27-14	23-18	12-5	35-17	6-4	5W
76ers	47	35	0.573	114.6	111.5	3.1	25-16	22-19	8-8	31-21	8-2	8W
Nets	32	50	0.39	110.4	113.3	-2.9	20-21	12-29	5-11	24-28	5-5	2L
Raptors	25	57	0.305	112.4	118.8	-6.4	14-27	11-30	1-15	18-34	2-8	4L

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bucks	49	33	0.598	119	116.4	2.6	31-11	18-22	10-7	34-18	3-7	2L
Cavaliers	48	34	0.585	112.6	110.2	2.4	26-15	22-19	11-5	31-21	4-6	1L
Pacers	47	35	0.573	123.3	120.2	3.1	26-15	21-20	11-6	32-20	7-3	1W
Bulls	39	43	0.476	112.3	113.7	-1.4	20-21	19-22	7-9	22-29	5-5	1L
Pistons	14	68	0.171	109.9	119	-9.1	7-33	7-35	2-14	10-41	2-8	1L

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Magic	47	35	0.573	110.5	108.4	2.1	29-12	18-23	9-7	32-20	5-5	1W
Heat	46	36	0.561	110.1	108.4	1.7	22-19	24-17	13-3	32-20	7-3	2W
Hawks	36	46	0.439	118.3	120.5	-2.2	21-20	15-26	8-8	22-30	3-7	6L
Hornets	21	61	0.256	106.6	116.8	-10.2	11-30	10-31	6-10	14-38	3-7	1W
Wizards	15	67	0.183	113.7	123	-9.3	7-34	8-33	4-12	11-41	1-9	6L

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	57	25	0.695	120.1	112.7	7.4	33-8	24-17	12-4	36-16	7-3	5W
Nuggets	57	25	0.695	114.9	109.6	5.3	33-8	24-17	10-6	33-19	6-4	1W
Timberwolves	56	26	0.683	113	106.5	6.5	30-11	26-15	12-4	37-15	6-4	1L
Jazz	31	51	0.378	115.7	120.5	-4.8	21-20	10-31	5-11	16-36	2-8	1L
Trail Blazers	21	61	0.256	106.4	115.4	-9	11-30	10-31	1-15	8-44	2-8	5L

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Clippers	51	31	0.622	115.6	112.3	3.3	25-16	26-15	9-7	30-22	6-4	3L
Suns	49	33	0.598	116.2	113.2	3	25-16	24-17	9-9	29-23	7-3	3W
Lakers	47	35	0.573	118	117.4	0.6	28-14	19-21	7-10	27-25	7-3	2W
Kings	46	36	0.561	116.6	114.8	1.8	24-17	22-19	10-7	30-22	4-6	1W
Warriors	46	36	0.561	117.8	115.2	2.6	21-20	25-16	7-9	26-26	8-2	1W

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	50	32	0.61	117.9	115.6	2.3	25-16	25-16	11-5	31-21	7-3	2L
Pelicans	49	33	0.598	115.1	110.7	4.4	21-19	28-14	9-7	30-22	5-5	1L
Rockets	41	41	0.5	114.3	113.2	1.1	27-14	14-27	9-7	28-24	4-6	2W
Grizzlies	27	55	0.329	105.8	112.8	-7	9-32	18-23	8-8	14-37	3-7	5L
Spurs	22	60	0.268	112.1	118.6	-6.5	12-29	10-31	3-13	14-37	6-4	2W

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