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Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Denver Nuggets will be trying to extend a winning streak on Sunday when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game's total opened at 207.5.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 111-104 result against the Bucks on December 19. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 215 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Nuggets were a 109-100 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the -10.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (209) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Denver:
Team record: 19-8 SU,12-13-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Denver's last 22 games
Denver is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 24-5 SU,16-13 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Next up:
Denver at Phoenix Monday, December 23
Los Angeles home to Los Angeles Wednesday, December 25