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Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -3.5-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game's total opened at 229.
Los Angeles was a 119-118 loser in its last match at home against the Magic. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 237 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Denver lost its last outing, a 123-120 result against the Mavericks on November 22. The Nuggets failed to cover in that game as a -4.5-point favorite, while the 243 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Denver:
Team record: 8-6 SU,5-8-1 ATS
Denver is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Denver is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Denver's last 12 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 10-5 SU,7-8 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Next up:
Denver home to New York Monday, November 25
Los Angeles at Phoenix Tuesday, November 26