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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -9-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 239.
The Nuggets were a 121-108 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Cavaliers. They covered the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (229) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 136-134 winner as they battled the Kings on the road. The Lakers covered in the match as a +7.5-point underdog, while 270 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 13-18 SU,12-18-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Lakers's last 11 games
Denver:
Team record: 19-11 SU,13-17 ATS
Denver is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Denver is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Dallas Thursday, January 12
Denver home to Phoenix Wednesday, January 11