Lakers vs. Nuggets Predictions, Best Bets and Odds: NBA Playoffs Game 3 – Thursday, April 25, 2024

Apr 25, 2024

The Denver Nuggets bring a 0-2 series record into Game 3 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs. The Lakers are favored by 1 point in the matchup, which will be broadcast on TNT at 10:00 PM ET. The matchup’s over/under is 217.

If you are aiming to make an informed wager on Thursday’s game, dig into the best bets available for this matchup, in this article (based on our computer predictions).

How to Bet on Lakers vs. Nuggets

Pick the Nuggets (-1) to Cover

The Lakers are 38-44-0 against the spread this year.

The Nuggets have played 82 games, with 38 wins against the spread.

The Lakers have been favored by 1 point or more 46 times this season and are 20-26 ATS in those games.

The Nuggets are 5-5 ATS when underdogs by 1 point or more this year.

Take the Points Over (217)

Lakers games have finished over 217 points scored, their current matchup’s point total, 68 times (out of 82) this season.

The Nuggets have played in 54 games this year (65.9% of chances) in which the teams combined to score more than 217 points.

The Lakers and Nuggets average 15.9 more points between them than the total of 217 for this game.

The Lakers and the Nuggets have seen their opponents average a combined 10.0 more points per game than the over/under of 217 set for this matchup.

The average total the Lakers have had in their matchups this year is 18.5 more points than this particular game’s point total.

Nuggets games this year have averaged an over/under of 224.5 points, 7.5 more than the point total in this matchup.

Moneyline Winner: Nuggets (-105)

The Lakers have been favorites in 46 games this season and have come away with the win 32 times (69.6%) in those contests.

The Nuggets have gone 4-6 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 40% of those games).

This season, the Lakers have been victorious 32 times in 46 chances when named as a favorite of at least -115 or better on the moneyline.

The Nuggets have gone 4-5 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -105 or longer (44.4%).

The Lakers have an implied victory probability of 53.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

The Nuggets have a 51.2% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Top Lakers Props

Name	Points O/U	Rebounds O/U	Assists O/U
LeBron James	25.5	7.5	8.5
Anthony Davis	25.5	13.5	2.5
D’Angelo Russell	17.5	3.5	4.5
Austin Reaves	13.5	3.5	4.5
Rui Hachimura	11.5	4.5	–

Top Nuggets Props

Name	Points O/U	Rebounds O/U	Assists O/U
Nikola Jokic	27.5	13.5	8.5
Jamal Murray	23.5	4.5	6.5
Michael Porter Jr.	17.5	7.5	–
Aaron Gordon	13.5	6.5	4.5
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	9.5	2.5	–

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