Denver Nuggets (44-25) vs. LA Lakers (42-25)
March 19, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: LA Lakers -1; Over/Under: 232.5
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The Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers collide at the Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night. Here’s a Lakers vs Nuggets Prediction. This article will include a Lakers vs Nuggets Pick.
Denver Nuggets Betting Preview
The Denver Nuggets have been in pretty good form, as they’ve won five of their last eight games overall. They will be full of confidence after taking down the red-hot Warriors in a 114-105 road win on Monday, despite playing without Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Aaron Gordon led the team with 38 points on 14 of 23 shooting, Michael Porter Jr added 21 points with 10 rebounds and five assists while Russell Westbrook tallied a triple-double of 12 points with 12 rebounds and 16 assists. As a team, the Nuggets shot 46 percent from the field and 14 of 39 from the 3-point line as they took the fight to the Warriors and took a double-digit lead into halftime. Before they went on a late run in the fourth quarter to push the margin out to 15 points.
Los Angeles Lakers Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers look to have moved on from their ugly four-game skid as they are now aiming for a third straight victory after routing the Spurs in a 125-109 home win on Monday. Austin Reaves led the team with 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists on 12 of 21 shooting, Luka Doncic added 21 points with nine rebounds and 14 assists while Dorian Finney-Smith and Jordan Goodwin each scored 15 points. As a team, the Lakers shot 48 percent from the field and 19 of 48 from the 3-point line as they jumped all over the Spurs from the start and built a 25-point lead. Despite a poor shooting night from Doncic, who made just five of 20 from the field and one of seven from the 3-point line.
Why the Los Angeles Lakers will win
- The home team has won each of the Lakers’ last 12 games.
- The Nuggets have lost six of their last seven games following a win.
- The Lakers have covered the spread in each of their last nine home games following a home win.
- The Nuggets have failed to cover the spread in each of their last eight games following a win.
Why the Denver Nuggets will win
- The Nuggets have won 14 of their last 16 games against the Lakers.
- The Lakers have lost 13 of their last 15 games against Nuggets teams that held a winning record.
- The road team has covered the spread in seven of the Nuggets’ last eight games.
- The Lakers have failed to cover the spread in six of their last seven home games against Nuggets teams that held a winning record.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Nuggets’ last eight Wednesday road games have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Eight of the Lakers’ last nine home games on the first leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total points line.
Lakers vs Nuggets Prediction
The Nuggets could be short-handed again with Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic and Christian Braun all listed as day to day, while the Lakers are still playing without LeBron James and Rui Hachimura. This is definitely one of those games where you should check the lineups before tip-off, as the availability of Jokic and Murray will surely have a major impact on the line.
With that being said, the Lakers were able to run past the lowly Spurs in their last outing despite a poor shooting night from Doncic. However, I don’t think they will get away with it against this Nuggets team, even if they are missing some players. You can make an argument for either side, but assuming that the Nuggets get at least one player back from injury, I am leaning towards the Nuggets to get the narrow win on the road.
