Denver Nuggets at LA Lakers 10/25/18 - NBA Betting Odds & Picks
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Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
NBA: 10:30 PM EST
Oct. 25, 2018
TV: TNT
Latest Odds : DEN -3.5 Total 238.5
The Nuggets have been a surprising team on the year so far as they have not lost yet. However, the Nuggets have faced some of the teams on the year that do not have as much talent as the Lakers have. This could be a problem for the Nuggets as they are going to need to prove that they are able to overcome the better teams in the league, outside of the Warriors victory by 2 points.
The Nuggets have been led in the scoring by Nikola Jokic who has been able to get a total of 23.2 points a game and has pulled down 7 assist a game. However, Jokic is also shooting at 61.2% from the field. This has all contributed to the Nuggets 113 points a game and 25 assists a game. The defense has been amazing pulling down 51 boards a game and only giving up 99 points a game.
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Coming into Wednesday the Lakers have not been able to get a win on the year and it is hard to see how with the talent packed roster the team has. However, the Lakers are a team that would like to be able to showcase the talent and be able to pick up a win over the Nuggets in the game to prove that the investment in the off season is something that will really help the team out.
The Lakers have seen LeBron James score a total of 27.3 points a game on the year. However, James is also the leading assist giver with 8.3 a game. LeBron has choked at times as he is not the leading shooter for the Lakers. The Lakers offense is getting 125 points a game and are getting 28 asssists a game. The defense for the Lakers has been horrible giving up 131 points a game, but the defense has pulled down only 47 boards a game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Nuggets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest.
Over is 18-7-1 in Nuggets last 26 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
Over is 3-0-1 in Lakers last 4 overall.
Free Betting Pick: Denver Nuggets -3.5
The Nuggets have a great defense that even managed to tame the mighty Warriors offense. The Lakers do not even have a defense that has shown up in the games so far and LeBron has been seen choking on some big shots. Look for the Nuggets to be able to score quite a few points in this game and the defense will contain the Lakers offense. Final Score, Denver Nuggets win and cover ATS 124-108.