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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 Monday when they battle at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -6.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
In their last action, Denver was a 114-103 winner at home against the Lakers. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (217) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 114-103 result against the Nuggets on April 20. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 217 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 49-36 SU,40-45 ATS
Denver:
Team record: 58-25 SU,39-42-2 ATS
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Denver Thursday, April 25