Nikola Jokic's Denver Nuggets and LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers will square off against each other in the NBA regular season 2022-23 on Wednesday night at the Ball Arena. The Nuggets have won two games and lost two while the Lakers have lost all their opening three games and will search for their first victory.
With two victories in four games, the Nuggets are currently sitting on the seventh place in the Western Conference standings while the Lakers are placed at the bottom of the table with three losses in three games.
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers: Match Prediction
Head-To-Head:
In their last 10 games against each other, the Lakers have dominated the matchup with six victories as compared to four wins for the Nuggets.
Top Players:
- The Nuggets include Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Michael Porter Jr. as their star players.
- The Lakers include LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley and Lonnie Walker as their top players.
Average Quarter score:
- 1st quarter: 30-26
- 2nd quarter: 27-28
- 3rd quarter: 29-28
- 4th quarter: 32-30
Lakers at Nuggets: Betting Odds
Against The Spread (ATS): 6 points (Denver -3.5)
Over/Under (OU): 227 points (Over)
Prediction: Nuggets 118-112 Lakers
Money Line:
- The Nuggets have -255 odds to pick up the win, while the Lakers are listed at +195 to claim victory.
- Last season, the Nuggets were the favorites 28 times and won 21 while the Lakers won 10 of the 39 games they played as underdogs.
Against The Spread:
- Last season, the Lakers managed 112.1 points per game while the Nuggets averaged 112.7 points per game.
- From their opponents in the last season, the Nuggets scored 2.3 points more per game, and the Lakers managed a difference of 3 points less per game.
Over/Under:
The average implied total in the last season for the Nuggets was 113.6 while for the Lakers it was 114.8 points.
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