Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction & Picks - NBA

Prediction published on 3/13/25, 11:17 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 3/13/25 at 11:37 PM in NBA Picks

Injuries continue to plague the Lakers, and after their fabulous eight-game winning streak ended, they've now lost their last three. Against the Bucks, the Lakers once again took the court without LeBron James, on a road trip that will conclude in Denver on Friday when they play back-to-back games. Coach JJ Redick later confirmed that LeBron James, Jackson Hayes, and Rui Hachimura traveled directly to Los Angeles and will miss the next stop at Ball Arena against the Nuggets.

Given that news and the Lakers' margin of defeat to the Bucks by as much as 20 points, the bookmakers reacted by setting the Nuggets as a 14.5-point favorite to beat the Los Angeles team. This is the largest handicap in a Lakers-Nuggets game in the last 10 games between the two teams.

Doncic carried the offensive load for a Lakers team that trailed the Bucks throughout the game, with the Slovenian scoring an impressive 45 points and 11 rebounds in his best night since becoming a Laker. However, despite the Lakers beating the Nuggets on February 22 in Denver, the conditions for this game suggest a victory for the Nuggets, who also have rest advantage.