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Game time: December 16, 2022 at 10:00 PM ET

Venue: crypto.com Arena — Los Angeles, CA

Article updated Dec 15, 11:39 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Denver is on the road playing Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena stadium on Friday, 12/16/2022 @ 10:00pm EST. Denver -1.25 was the opening favorite and current line is

Game outlook

Denver is on the road playing Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena stadium on Friday, 12/16/2022 @ 10:00pm EST. Denver -1.25 was the opening favorite and current line is Denver -2.

Denver Highlights

With a power ranking of 12, Denver is ranked #6 in offense (scoring an average of 115.96 per game), #18 in defense (allowing an average of 114.33 points to be scored against them per game) and are 17-10 (12-15 ATS) this season.

Los Angeles Highlights

Los Angeles Lakers has a power ranking of 25 and are #11 for offense (scoring an average of 114.96 per game), #25 for defense (giving up an average of 114.33 points per game) and 11-16 (11-15-1 ATS) overall. Denver went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Los Angeles.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be DEN 116.75, LAL 120.75. 56% of SportsJaw users predict Denver Nuggets to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Denver will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

59% picked Denver Nuggets on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Nuggets 127 to Lakers 129.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Nuggets 127 to Lakers 129.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Denver Nuggets-118 → -120Moved
  • Moneyline · Los Angeles Lakers+100 → +100Unchanged
  • Spread · Denver Nuggets-1.25 (-110) → -1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Los Angeles Lakers+1.25 (-110) → +1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over237 (-110) → 236.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under237 (-110) → 236.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Denver Nuggets
17-10 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Los Angeles Lakers
11-16 matchup record · 5-4-1 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-16T04:39:06.833Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-10-30Denver Nuggets 110 · Los Angeles Lakers 121
  • 2022-10-26Los Angeles Lakers 99 · Denver Nuggets 110
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Los Angeles Lakers defeated Denver Nuggets 126-108

Los Angeles Lakers defeated Denver Nuggets 126-108 on December 16, 2022, a 18-point decision in the series. Los Angeles Lakers' strongest period was the 4th quarter, when it outscored its opponent 33-20. Against SportsJaw's recorded Denver Nuggets -1.5 (-110) spread, Los Angeles Lakers covered, while the 234 combined points finished under the recorded total of 236.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Mickey619Spread · Los Angeles Lakers +1.25 (-110)Win
  • MauriceJonesSpread · Los Angeles Lakers +1.25 (-110)Win
  • DawhizSpread · Los Angeles Lakers +1.25 (-110)Win
  • JamescashiolaSpread · Denver Nuggets -1.25 (-110)Loss
  • legenRandy23Moneyline · Denver Nuggets -117Loss
  • JohnTharpSpread · Los Angeles Lakers +1 (-110)Win
  • JohnTharpMoneyline · Los Angeles Lakers +100Win
  • MalakhovMoneyline · Los Angeles Lakers +100Win
  • CoolioSpread · Denver Nuggets -1 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 237.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Denver Nuggets -1 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 237.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Denver Nuggets -2 (-110)Loss
  • AmcMoneyline · Los Angeles Lakers +111Win
  • AmcSpread · Los Angeles Lakers +2 (-110)Win
  • legenRandy23Total · Under 237 (-110)
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