The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers are doing battle in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, with Game 3 coming up.
The Nuggets are just a 1.5-point favorite when they and the Lakers play in a game expected to be a tight one. The game’s over/under is set at 215.5.
Nuggets vs. Lakers Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 11:29 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Denver -1.5
- Total: 215.5
- Moneyline: Denver -118, Los Angeles -102
Nuggets at Lakers odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (215.5)
- Prediction:
Nuggets 116 – Lakers 114
Moneyline
- Denver has been the favorite in 72 games this season and has come away with the win 53 times (73.6%) in those contests.
- This season, Denver has come away with a win 52 times in 71 chances when named as a favorite of at least -118 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Denver has a 54.1% chance of walking away with the win.
- Los Angeles has been the underdog on the moneyline 36 total times this season. LA has finished 15-21 in those games.
- Los Angeles has gone 14-21 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer (40%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Los Angeles’ implied win probability is 50.5%.
Against the spread
- The Nuggets average 114.9 points per game, just 2.5 fewer points than the 117.4 the Lakers allow.
- Denver has a 23-8-1 record against the spread and a 28-4 record overall when putting up more than 117.4 points.
- When it scores more than 109.6 points, Los Angeles is 32-27 against the spread and 39-20 overall.
- Denver is 35-28-2 against the spread and 51-14 overall when it gives up fewer than 118 points.
- The Nuggets are the league’s 14th-ranked scoring team (114.9 PPG), while the Lakers allow the rank 23rd in points per game (117.4) in NBA play.
- Los Angeles’ squad is currently the sixth-ranked scoring team in the NBA (118 PPG), while Denver’s team is sixth in points allowed per game (109.6).
- The Nuggets have scored a total of 431 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 5.3 per game), and the Lakers have out-scored opponents by 49 points on the season (0.6 more per game).
- Denver’s average implied point total this season is 7.5 more points than its implied total in Thursday’s game (116.5 implied points on average compared to 109 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Denver has totaled more than 109 points in a game 59 times.
- Los Angeles’ average implied point total on the year (118.8 points) is 11.8 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (107 points).
How to watch Nuggets vs. Lakers
- Game Day: Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT and SportsNet LA
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Arena: Crypto.com Arena
- TV Channel: Altitude Sports
- Live stream: Watch on Fubo!
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