Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction and Betting Pick. Denver Nuggets host Los Angeles Lakers as -10.5 favorites with a 206.5 line at 9.00 PM ET on Wednesday, April 8 2015. Denver won eight of last nine meetings, including the most recent one in Los Angeles, 96-106, where they covered the +1.0 spread. Seven of last ten meetings went over, but there were two unders and a push in the last three.
Jameer Nelson (DEN) will miss this game
Denver Nuggets have now lost four in a row, and they will be shorthanded in this duel against the Lakers as Jameer Nelson is out.
Los Angeles Lakers are in an even worse shape as they’ve lost six of last seven games but at least finally made a decent effort as they succumbed to a 105-100 defeat against the Clippers on Tuesday. And that’s a massive improvement as the Lakers have lost the previous three games by an average of 26.3 points.
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Denver Record: 28-49 (17-21 Home)
Denver Against the Spread: 32-42 (15-21 Home)
Denver Last 10: 2-8 (4-6 ATS)
LA Lakers Record: 20-57 (9-30 Road)
LA Lakers Against the Spread: 35-37 (19-17 Road)
LA Lakers Last 10: 3-7 (4-5 ATS)
Denver and LA Lakers Team News
Denver will be without key player Jameer Nelson as he’s out with a hip injury, and the other key man Ty Lawson is doubtful with an arm injury. Darrell Arthur is out for six games now, and Wilson Chandler is questionable with fever. Lakers are still without numerous players: Julius Randle, Kobe Bryant, Ronnie Price, Wayne Ellington and Nick Young.
L.A. Lakers at Denver
9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction. This is a duel of two poor teams and the question is not who’s better but who’s worse. Lakers may have won only three games in last ten, but they have at least managed to beat the worst teams in the league, indicating they’re better at least by a bit. The Nuggets, on the other hand, are capable of beating decent teams every now and then. Nuggets vs Lakers Betting Pick: Lakers +10.5. Nuggets vs Lakers Predicted Score: 108-103
