Lakers – Nuggets Betting Odds, Trends and Predictions – Thursday, May 18, 2023

Using industry-leading data and tools, it’s time to unveil our best Lakers-Nuggets prediction, odds, trends, and moneyline for the Denver Nuggets’s matchup versus the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Los Angeles Lakers will be on the road Thursday late afternoon to take on the Denver Nuggets.The Los Angeles Lakers come into Thursday as the underdog, with Denver Nuggets favored to win. The game is set to tip off at 5/18/2023 8:30 PM ET. Nonetheless, onto our Lakers-Nuggets prediction, odds, trends, and moneyline for today’s game.

Lakers – Nuggets Betting Odds

The Denver Nuggets are favored in this matchup with -210 odds for the moneyline and -113 odds for the -5.0 spread on Unibet.
The Los Angeles Lakers are +5.0 point underdogs, with -108 odds and +175 odds for the moneyline in this matchup vs the Denver Nuggets.

Moneyline Odds

Moneyline trends

• The Denver Nuggets have not hit the Moneyline in 2 of their last 8 Home games (ROI: -5.6%)
• The Denver Nuggets have hit the Moneyline in 8 of their last 12 Away games (ROI: 43.9%)
• In the last 14 of 20 games, the Denver Nuggets have hit the Moneyline bet (ROI: 24.1%)
• The Los Angeles Lakers have not covered the Moneyline in 6 of their last 11 Home games (ROI: -10.3%)
• In the last 6 of 9 Away games, the Los Angeles Lakers have not hit the Moneyline bet (ROI: -24.0%)
• The Los Angeles Lakers have not hit the Moneyline in 12 of their last 20 games (ROI: -16.4%)

Point Spread Odds

Point Spread trends

• The Denver Nuggets have hit the Point Spread in 5 of their last 8 Home games (ROI: 19.4%)
• In the last 6 of 12 Away games, the Denver Nuggets have not hit the Point Spread bet (ROI: -5.1%)
• In the last 11 of 20 games, the Denver Nuggets have covered the Point Spread bet (ROI: 4.7%)
• In the last 6 of 11 Home games, the Los Angeles Lakers have not covered the Point Spread bet (ROI: -13.1%)
• In the last 7 of 9 Away games, the Los Angeles Lakers have not covered the Point Spread bet (ROI: -57.5%)
• The Los Angeles Lakers have not covered the Point Spread in 13 of their last 20 games (ROI: -33.1%)

Total Odds

Our Lakers – Nuggets Prediction:

Best Los Angeles Lakers-Denver Nuggets Player Props

Player Prop Trends

• Bruce Brown has covered the Assists Over in 7 of his last 10 games (ROI: 33.0%)
• Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has hit the Assists Under in 7 of his last 10 games (ROI: 28.9%)
• Nikola Jokic has not hit the Assists Under in 5 of his last 10 games (ROI: -7.8%)
• Reggie Jackson has not hit the Assists Over in 5 of his last 10 games (ROI: -10.9%)
• Aaron Gordon has covered the Assists Under in 6 of his last 10 games (ROI: 1.2%)

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