The Los Angeles Lakers will be in search of their first win of the season on Wednesday when visiting the Denver Nuggets. Los Angeles dropped to 0-3 following its 106-104 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Los Angeles led by seven points with less than two minutes to play but were outscored 11-2 down the stretch to lose. LeBron James was the leading scorer for Los Angeles in the loss with 31 points.
LeBron James is leading Los Angeles in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 27.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. Anthony Davis is the second-leading scorer and the second-leading rebounder with averages of 24.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Los Angeles has four players averaging double-figures in scoring. The Lakers are shooting 40.7% overall and 21.2% from 3-point territory.
Denver looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Nuggets are 2-2 following a 135-110 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. Aaron Gordon was the leading scorer for Denver in the loss with 26 points. Denver was outrebounded by Portland 45-38 and the Nuggets shot 49.5% overall, while allowing Portland to shoot 57.8%.
Nikola Jokic is leading Denver in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 20.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game Michael Porter Jr is the second-leading scorer with an average of 18.0 points per game and is one of six players for Denver averaging double-figures in scoring. Denver is shooting 50.1% overall and 41.6% from 3-point territory.
Recent Betting Trends
- Los Angeles is 4-8 ATS in its last 12
- The OVER has cashed in each of the Lakers last 6 on the road in Denver
- Denver is 3-7 ATS in its last 10
- The OVER has cashed in 8 of the Nuggets last 10
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Over 226.5