NBA Preview: Denver Nuggets (8-8) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (7-8)
Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
– The Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at STAPLES Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game’s total is sitting at 205.
In their last action, Denver was a 106-105 loser on the road against the Warriors. They failed to cover the 1.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (211) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 79-77 loser as they battled the Pacers at home. The Lakers failed to cover in the match as a 9-point favorite, while 156 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Denver:
Team record: 8-8 SU, 10-6 ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of last 13 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing Golden State are 8-2
After a loss are 4-6
Los Angeles:
Team record: 7-8 SU, 6-9 ATS
LA Lakers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of the LA Lakers last 13 games when playing Denver
LA Lakers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the LA Lakers last 8 games when playing at home against Denver
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Orlando are 7-3
After playing Indiana are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5
Next up:
Denver home to Toronto, Monday, December 3
LA Lakers home to Orlando, Sunday, December 2
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