The Lakers are looking to avoid the sweep as they host the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of their Western Conference Finals series. Tip-off is set for 8.30 pm ET on ESPN. I've prepared a Same Game Parlay which you can find below.
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Let's dive into my SGP bet now!
Denver Nuggets Money Line (+132)
The Denver Nuggets are just a win away from making it into the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. They have won 4 of their last 5 meetings against LA, and on Monday they'll be going for their first ever sweep in a playoff series. The oddsmakers still have them as 3.5-point underdogs, so a bet on the money line at +145 odds is very tempting, especially since we know the Lakers have the worst record when it comes to trailing 3-0 in a playoff series. LA is winless in 8 such games, and the average margin of defeat in their last 3 of them is 22.7 points. The Lakers are now just 1-4 SU over the last 5 games overall. LeBron James-led teams have been down 3-0 on 3 occasions in his career and he got swept twice, while in 2017 his Cavs team were able to win the next game before being beaten in 5 by the Warriors. You never want to give a team hope when they're down in the postseason, so I'll back Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets to finish it off with a sweep.