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Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -2-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 219.5.
The Lakers were a 121-114 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Raptors. They failed to cover the -10-point spread as favorites, while the total score (235) made winners of OVER bettors.
In their last action, Denver was a 110-104 winner on the road against the Clippers. They covered the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (214) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Denver:
Team record: 43-21 SU,31-33 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games
Denver is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 36-28 SU,28-35-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
LA Lakers is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
LA Lakers is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Denver home to New York Wednesday, May 5
Los Angeles at Los Angeles Thursday, May 6