Two of the league’s top scorers match up — Anthony Davis (second, 31.3 points per Game) and Nikola Jokic (third, 30) — when the Los Angeles Lakers (10-5) host the Denver Nuggets (8-6) on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 10:30 PM ET on NBA TV, SportsNet LA, and ALT.

The Lakers are a 4.5-point favorite against the Nuggets when the Lakers and the Nuggets square off. The matchup features a point total of 235.

Lakers vs. Nuggets betting odds

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  • Spread: Los Angeles -4.5
  • Total: 235
  • Moneyline: Los Angeles -182, Denver +152

Nuggets at Lakers odds, spread, & more

Prediction

  • Pick ATS: Nuggets (+ 4.5)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (235)

  • Prediction:
    Lakers 117 – Nuggets 116

Moneyline

  • The Lakers put together a 32-14 record in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 69.6% of those games).
  • In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -182 or shorter last year, Los Angeles finished with a record of 25-3 (89.3%).
  • The Lakers have a 64.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • Last season, Denver won four out of the 10 games in which it was the underdog.
  • The Nuggets entered three games last season as an underdog by +152 or more and were 2-1 in those contests.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 39.7% chance of a victory for Denver.

Against the spread

  • The Lakers put up 117.3 points per game, only 1.7 more points than the 115.6 the Nuggets allow.
  • When Los Angeles puts up more than 115.6 points, it is 5-4 against the spread and 8-1 overall.
  • Denver is 4-5 against the spread and 8-1 overall when it scores more than 116.2 points.
  • Los Angeles is 6-2 against the spread and 6-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 116.8 points.
  • The Lakers are the NBA’s sixth-ranked scoring team (117.3 PPG), while the Nuggets rank 23rd in points per game allowed (115.6) in the league.
  • The seventh-ranked scoring NBA team (116.8 PPG) is Denver, while the Los Angeles squad ranks 24th in the league defensively (116.2 PPG).
  • The Lakers have out-scored their opponents by only 17 points this season (1.1 points per game on average), and the Nuggets have put up only 16 more points than their opponents on the year (1.2 per game).

Over/Under

  • Los Angeles has an average implied point total of 116.8 this year, which is 3.2 points lower than its implied total in Saturday’s game (120).
  • This season, Los Angeles has scored more than 120 points seven times.
  • The 115.1-point average implied total on the season for Denver is 0.1 more points than the team’s 115-point implied total in this matchup.

How to watch Lakers vs. Nuggets

  • Game day: Saturday, November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 10:30 PM ET
  • TV channel: NBA TV, SportsNet LA, and ALT
  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Arena: Crypto.com Arena
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