In Game 1 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, the Denver Nuggets will face the Los Angeles Lakers. If you’re looking for parlay options, we have those for you below.
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Winning the spread, total and Nikola Jokic over 27.5 PTS parlay for the Nuggets-Lakers contest earns $59.38 on a $10 bet using the computer picks below. Want to know how each of those wagers stacks up? Continue reading to find out.
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 9:37 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Nuggets vs. Lakers Spread Pick
- Favorite: Nuggets (-7.5)
- Pick ATS: Nuggets (- 7.5)
- Against the spread, Denver is 39-43-0 this season.
- The Nuggets have an ATS record of 18-18 as 7.5-point favorites or greater.
- Los Angeles’ record against the spread is 38-44-0.
- The Lakers’ ATS record as 7.5-point underdogs or greater is 3-1.
Nuggets vs. Lakers Total Pick
- Total: 223.5
- Pick OU:
Over (223.5)
- Denver’s games this season have gone over 223.5 points 41 out of 82 times.
- So far this season, 70.7% of Los Angeles’ games (58-of-82) have had more combined points than Saturday’s over/under of 223.5.
- Nuggets games this season feature an average total of 224.5 points, a number 1.0 point higher than Saturday’s over/under.
- The 235.5 points per game average in Lakers games this season is 12.0 more than this game’s over/under.
Nikola Jokic Points Prop
- Points Prop: OU 27.5
- The 27.5-point total set for Nikola Jokic on Saturday is 1.1 more points than his season scoring average.
- Jokic is 34-for-76 at hitting the over on his points prop total this season.