In Game 2 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, the Denver Nuggets will play the Los Angeles Lakers. If you’re seeking parlay options, we list those for you below.
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Successfully hitting the spread, total and Nikola Jokic over 28.5 PTS parlay for the Nuggets-Lakers matchup earns $62.77 on a $10 bet using the computer picks below. Want to know how each of those wagers stacks up? Keep scrolling to learn more.
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 12:36 AM 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)
- Denver’s record against the spread is 39-43-0.
- As 7.5-point favorites or more, the Nuggets are 18-18 against the spread.
- Los Angeles is 38-44-0 against the spread this year.
- The Lakers are 3-1 as 7.5-point underdogs or more.
Nuggets vs. Lakers Total Pick
- Total: 223.5
- Pick OU:
Over (223.5)
- Denver and its opponents have combined to score more than 223.5 points in 41 of 82 games this season.
- In 70.7% of Los Angeles’ games this season (58/82), the teams combined to score more than Monday’s over/under of 223.5 points.
- The Nuggets and their opponents have scored an average of 224.5 points per game in 2023-24, 1.0 more than Monday’s total.
- The 223.5-point over/under for this game is 12.0 points below the 235.5 points per game average total in Lakers games this season.
Nikola Jokic Points Prop
- Points Prop: OU 28.5
- Nikola Jokic has scored 26.4 points per game in the 2023-24 season, 2.1 points fewer than Monday’s points prop total.
- So far this season, Jokic is 34-for-76 at going over the total set for his points prop.