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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 Tuesday when they battle at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -5.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
Denver won its last outing, a 94-89 result against the Heat on June 12. The Nuggets failed to cover in that game as a -8-point favorite, while the 183 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 113-111 loser as they battled the Nuggets at home. The Lakers failed to cover in the match as a -3.5-point favorite, while 224 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 52-47 SU,50-47-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
LA Lakers is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
LA Lakers is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Denver:
Team record: 69-33 SU,56-45-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Denver is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Denver is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Phoenix Thursday, October 26
Denver at Memphis Friday, October 27