Nuggets vs. Lakers NBA Playoffs Game 1 betting odds and trends

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Nuggets vs. Lakers NBA Playoffs Game 1 betting odds and trends

Data Skrive:

The Los Angeles Lakers are 6.5-point underdogs heading into Game 1 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on Saturday, beginning at 8:30 PM ET on ABC. The matchup’s over/under is set at 227.

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Nuggets Cover -6.5 vs Lakers -110

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Nuggets vs. Lakers Betting Lines and Game Info

  • Game Day: Saturday, April 20, 2024
  • Game Time: 8:30 PM ET
  • TV Channel: ABC
  • Location: Denver, Colorado
  • Arena: Ball Arena
  • Favorite: Nuggets (-6.5)
  • Total: 227
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Nuggets vs. Lakers Betting Statistics

  • The Nuggets are 38-41-3 against the spread this season.
  • So far this season, Denver has been installed as favorites by a 6.5-point margin or more 38 times and are 19-18-1 ATS in those matchups.
  • Nuggets games this year have gone over the point total 42.7% of the time (35 out of 82 games with a set point total).
  • In the Lakers’ 82 games this season, they have 38 wins against the spread.
  • Los Angeles has an ATS record of 3-2 in its five games when underdogs by 6.5 points or more this season.
  • Lakers games this season have hit the over on 47 of 82 set point totals (57.3%).

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Nuggets Trends & Top Players

  • The Nuggets are shooting 49.6% from the field this season, 2.2 percentage points higher than the 47.4% the Lakers allow to opponents.
  • In games Denver shoots better than 47.4% from the field, it is 36-16-2 against the spread and 48-6 overall.
  • Denver is 26-13-1 against the spread and 33-7 overall when it shoots better than 37.6% from distance.
  • The Nuggets put up 114.9 points per game, only 2.5 fewer points than the 117.4 the Lakers allow.
  • Denver is 23-8-1 against the spread and 28-4 overall when scoring more than 117.4 points.
  • Nikola Jokic puts up 26.4 points and 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game.
  • The Nuggets get 2.7 three-pointers per game out of Michael Porter Jr..

Lakers Trends & Top Players

  • The Lakers have shot at a 49.9% rate from the field this season, 3.7 percentage points above the 46.2% shooting opponents of the Nuggets have averaged.
  • Los Angeles has put together a 33-30 record against the spread and a 41-22 straight up record in games it shoots above 46.2% from the field.
  • Los Angeles has a 28-18 ATS record and is 31-15 straight-up when the team hits more than 35.5% of its three-point attempts.
  • The Lakers put up 8.4 more points per game (118) than the Nuggets allow their opponents to score (109.6).
  • Los Angeles has put together a 32-27 ATS record and a 39-20 overall record in games it scores more than 109.6 points.
  • Anthony Davis scores 24.7 points per game. He also pulls down 12.6 rebounds and averages 3.5 assists per game.
  • LeBron James is on the books for 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game.
  • D’Angelo Russell is dependable from three-point range with 3.0 made threes per game.