The Denver Nuggets (24-17) have won four of their last five games in spite of all the trade rumors swirling around All-Star guard Carmelo Anthony. Friday night the Nuggets will look to beat the Los Angeles Lakers (31-13) when they visit Pepsi Center (10:30 pm ET). The Lakers trail the Spurs by six games in the Western Conference standings, and need a win to break even on their short two game road swing. Odds makers at all offshore sports shops agree, listing Los Angeles as a 1-point spreads favorite with a posted total of 210. NBA betting fans can keep tabs of the most up to the moment NBA Spreads , prior to making their picks.
According to early betting trends, 80 percent of the spreads action (ATS) is being placed on Los Angeles, while 65 percent of the betors are hoping the game total goes OVER the posted 210 points.
The Nuggets defeated the Lakers by the score of 118-112 at Pepsi Center back on Nov. 11, as a plus-3 home underdog. The games combined score of 218 points easily went OVER the 212 point total posted by odds makers.
In recent visits to Denver, the Lakers have had trouble getting shots to fall. Los Angeles has shot 35.5 percent during four straight regular-season losses at Pepsi Center. Kobe Bryant has had bad games in the losses, shooting 35 percent.
Denver has a very good home record winning 18-of-22 home games SU, however its record beating the point spread is off the mark only covering in nine games. The Lakers are a good road team going 14-7 SU away from home and while going 10-11 ATS. In their last 10 games, LA is 2-1 SU on the road, but is 0-3 ATS. Over last 10 games, Denver is 5-1 SU at home and has covered the point spread the last 8-of-9 games.
NBA Picks : I like Denver as a 1-chalk home underdog in this one.
