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Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -2.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 220.5.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 111-102 loser on the road against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the +8-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (213) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Denver won its last outing, a 117-101 result against the Jazz on October 28. The Nuggets covered in that game as a -7.5-point favorite, while the 218 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Denver:
Team record: 4-2 SU,3-3 ATS
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 12 games
Denver is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 0-5 SU,0-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
LA Lakers is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Next up:
Denver at Oklahoma City Thursday, November 3
Los Angeles home to New Orleans Wednesday, November 2