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2022 NBA Handicapping
(16-10) Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers (11-16)
Date: Friday, December 16th, 2022
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Venue: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
NBA Moneyline Odds: Nuggets | Lakers – (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Nuggets -1
NBA Betting Total: 237.5
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Friday, December 16th, the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers meet for the third of four meetings between the clubs this season. Denver will host the final match on January 9th.
The clubs split the two prior matches with Denver winning 110-99 on October 26th and LA winning 121-110 on October 30th.
Denver arrives having last played Wednesday pounding the Wizards 141-128 while the Lakers lost a 118-122 heartbreaker in overtime to the Celtics on Tuesday.
The Lakers hold the all-time record having bested the Nuggets in 111 of their 186 meetings. Last season the squads played three times with the Nuggets winning two of the three contests.
Denver Nuggets
I’ve been calling for the Nuggets to ascend to the top of the Western ladder and while there was movement it was the Grizzlies who took over sole possession of first while the Pelicans slipped to second a half-game up on the Nuggets.
A win by Denver in this match will push them up to second and within a game of the Grizzlies
The Nuggets are beginning to click and while their starters look great and have missed Michael Porter Jr. recently they still look like they can improve on both sides of the court.
They’ll have ample opportunity in this next scheduled stint with 15 home dates in the next 20 matches.
Nikola Jokic is averaging a double-double this season in his 23 appearances with 24.6 points and 10.3 rebounds as well as 9.0 assists and 1.4 steals.
He’s taking 14.7 shots and connecting at 63.4 percent efficiency from the field shooting 30.5 percent from the perimeter on 2.5 attempts and getting to the line 6.5 times per match connecting at an 80.8 percent efficiency.
Denver ranks seventh in scoring averaging 116.0 points per game and first for proficiency from the field: 50.8%, and also possesses the best perimeter percentage: 39.1%.
Defensively, they rank 18th for opponent scoring allowing 114.3 points per game, while foes shoot 48.9% from the field and 37.0% from the perimeter ranking 29th and 25th overall.
Michael Porter Jr. (heel) and Collin Gillespie (leg fracture) are out.
Los Angeles Lakers
The match Tuesday was indicative of the Lakers season – they rallied from a double-digit deficit only to cough it back up and as the game wound down the fatigue began to show on the older Lakers core.
Despite the fact the Celtics were the team playing on consecutive days, their youth (and depth) allowed them to pull away for the victory in overtime.
Davis is averaging 27.5 points, 12.3 rebounds (3.2 offensive boards), 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals, and 2.3 blocks per game. He’s shooting 59.3 percent from the field on 17.3 attempts, 32.1 percent from the perimeter on 1.3 attempts, and 83.1 percent from the stripe on 7.8 attempts.
LA allows opponents to score an average of 116.6 points per game ranking 25th. Their opponents shoot 46.5% from the field (9th) and 34.3% from behind the arc (7th).
The Lakers score 115.0 points per game (11th) while shooting 47.4 percent from the field and 32.0 percent from the perimeter ranking 14th and 30th respectively.
Davis (back) and James (ankle) are probable while Juan Toscano-Anderson (ankle) and Wenyen Gabriel (shoulder) are out
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Nuggets are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
- The Lakers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
- The Nuggets are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games on the road.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver’s last 6 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of the Lakers’ last 8 games.
Free Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Prediction:
Denver has to be careful not to let this become a trap game. They know Anthony Davis is the key and have already flitted away opportunities to move up earlier this season so I expect them to bring their ‘A’ game to LA.
Besides they should be insulted they are only one-point favorites.
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