Lakers vs Nuggets NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Pepsi Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Nuggets listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Nuggets were a 92-89 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Lakers. They covered the 5?point spread as underdogs, while the total score (181) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 3-2 SU, 3-2 ATS
Current streak: won 3 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 6 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of the LA Lakers last 12 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of the LA Lakers last 16 games on the road

When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing Denver are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

Denver:
Team record: 2-2 SU, 3-1 ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.

is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of last 12 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
is 10-3-2 ATS in its last 15 games at home

When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing LA Lakers are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

Next up:
LA Lakers home to Houston, Tuesday, January 3
Denver home to Milwaukee, Monday, January 2