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by Devesh Jaganath | in NBA Predictions
The Denver Nuggets will play host to the Los Angeles Lakers at Ball Arena in the NBA on Friday night. The Nuggets (42-24) are third in the Western Conference, while the Lakers (40-24) are right behind them in fourth place. Let’s get into the match prediction!
The Denver Nuggets are trying to rediscover their consistency (5-5 in their last 10) and will need a better performance here after a poor loss to the Timberwolves 115-95 on Wednesday.
While Nikola Jokic put up 34 points, four assists and eight rebounds, Denver shot just 40% from the field and made seven of their 30 attempts from range, which saw them fail to score 100 points.
Still, the Nuggets are the third-highest-scoring team in the NBA this season (121.1 PPG), but they allow 116.6 PPG (24th overall).
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers will be desperate to get back in the win column after suffering a third-straight defeat, going down 126-106 to the Bucks last night.
Luka Doncic delivered another excellent performance of 45 points and 11 rebounds, but the team was outscored 31-19 in the third quarter, which threw them into a 23-point deficit.
The Lakers average 112.8 points per game this season (19th in the league), but they are inside the top 10 on the defensive end, allowing 111.4 PPG.
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The Best Betting Odds for Denver Nuggets v Los Angeles Lakers Match
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1.09 | 8 |
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1.06 | 8.5 |
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1.07 | 8.36 |
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1.1 | 7.4 |
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1.08 | 8 |
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Who will win the Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Basketball game?
Our prediction for the Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers match is: Los Angeles Lakers +14.5.
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers game on 14/03/2025 of the current NBA season:
- Denver Nuggets has a 73.34% chance to pick up the win against Los Angeles Lakers according to Tonybet ⭐ with the odds of 1.1.
- There is a probability of 26.66% ⭐ for Los Angeles Lakers to win vs Denver Nuggets with odds of 8.5 at Ladbrokes.
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Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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Denver Nuggets - Los Angeles Lakers Key Points
- The Lakers have won their last seven games against Western Conference opposition.
- The team inserted as the underdog has covered the spread in the last six games between these sides.
- The Lakers have covered the spread in all but one of their last 10 games as underdogs against Western Conference opposition.
- The Lakers have the seventh-best cover rate in the NBA this season at 55.6% (35-28-1 ATS).
- The Nuggets have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last 10 games.
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Our Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction
The Nuggets are fitter, have the rest advantage, and are at home here, all of which makes it totally understandable that they are installed as the favourites in this contest.
In addition, the Lakers have been hit hard with injuries. However, Denver are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 and are 4-4 ATS in their last eight as double-digit favourites. The hosts should get the win, but this line feels far too hefty to pass up for the visitors, who do still have Doncic leading the offence. Our Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers prediction is Los Angeles Lakers +14.5.
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