The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers are playing in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, with a decisive Game 4 up next.
The Nuggets take on the Lakers. The Nuggets are favored by 3 points against the Lakers. The matchup features an over/under of 216.5.
Nuggets vs. Lakers Betting Odds
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- Spread: Denver -3
- Total: 216.5
- Moneyline: Denver -156, Los Angeles +131
Nuggets at Lakers odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Lakers (+ 3)
- Pick OU:
Over (216.5)
- Prediction:
Nuggets 116 – Lakers 113
- Denver has been victorious in 53, or 73.6%, of the 72 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season, Denver has come away with a win 49 times in 62 chances when named as a favorite of at least -156 or better on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Denver has a 60.9% chance of pulling out a win.
- Los Angeles has won 41.7% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (15-21).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +131 or longer, Los Angeles has a record of 7-12 (36.8%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, Los Angeles’ implied win probability is 43.3%.
- The Nuggets put up 114.9 points per game, only 2.5 fewer points than the 117.4 the Lakers give up.
- When Denver totals more than 117.4 points, it is 23-8-1 against the spread and 28-4 overall.
- Los Angeles is 32-27 against the spread and 39-20 overall when it scores more than 109.6 points.
- Denver’s record is 35-28-2 against the spread and 51-14 overall when it gives up fewer than 118 points.
- The Nuggets are at the 14th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (114.9 PPG), while the Lakers allow the 23rd-fewest points per game (117.4) in the league.
- Los Angeles is the NBA’s sixth-ranked offense (118 PPG), while Denver is the sixth-ranked defense (109.6).
- The Nuggets have out-scored their opponents by a total of 431 points this season (5.3 points per game on average), and the Lakers have put up 49 more points than their opponents on the year (0.6 per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for Denver this season is 116.5 points, 6.5 more points than its implied total of 110 points in Saturday’s game.
- So far this season, Denver has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (110) 58 times.
- The average implied point total on the season for Los Angeles (118.8) is 11.8 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (107).
How to watch Nuggets vs. Lakers
- Game Day: Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Game Time: 8:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ABC
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Arena: Crypto.com Arena
- TV Channel: ABC
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