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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at AdventHealth Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
The Nuggets were a 114-106 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Lakers. They covered the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (220) made winners of OVER bettors.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 114-106 result against the Nuggets on September 22. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a -6-point favorite, while the 220 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 62-22 SU,44-39-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Lakers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Denver:
Team record: 55-35 SU,46-41-3 ATS
Denver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Denver's last 11 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Denver Saturday, September 26