Los Angeles Lakers – Denver Nuggets Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 19.03.2025
Two juggernauts clash on Wednesday in the Western Conference as the Los Angeles Lakers host the Denver Nuggets. The last meeting saw 257 points scored, will we see a similar score in this game?
The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets meet on 19.03.2025, in what will be their 4th and final regular season meeting this season. The game will be played at Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles) with the home team Lakers being favored to win this game.
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Los Angeles Lakers |
Wed, 19.03.2025, 21:00 |
Denver Nuggets |
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4/5 |
13/1 |
11/8 |
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Expert Tip |
DEN Nuggets +3.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets: Current situation
Winning back-to-back games to end a 4-game slide must feel good for Lakers fans as their team is right back into contention for the 2nd seed in the West. The streaking Rockets and Nuggets are just 1 game head in the standings, which just highlights the importance of Wednesday’s game. Luka Doncic should be fit to play here, while LeBron James continues to recover from his groin injury.
The Nuggets have been going back and forth with the Rockets for that 2nd seed in the West, as of today they are tied with them at 44-25, but Houston holds the 2nd spot due to a superior head-to-head record. Nikola Jokic missed Monday’s game at Golden State in preparation for Wednesday’s clash, the Nuggets are going all in to win this game.
Los Angeles Lakers Stats & Form
Austin Reaves led the scoring once again for the Lakers as he dropped 30 points, including 5 threes as the Lakers topped the San Antonio Spurs on Monday 125-109. Luka Doncic didn’t have the most efficient of games, but he still filled the box score with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 14 assists. The key thing to point out here is once again the Lakers defense, they’ve now held their last 2 opponents to 109 and 97 points.
Denver Nuggets Stats & Form
Aaron Gordon celebrated his return from injury with a massive 38 point game as the Nuggets took care of business at Chase Center with a 114-105 win over the Warriors. Both Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray missed that game, which makes the win even more impressive. Russell Westbrook’s contribution was also key, he had himself a 12 point, 12 rebound and 16 assist triple-double.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets: Head-to-Head
The Nuggets have had the upper hand in head-to-head meetings for a while now, winning 14 of the last 16 games. However, in more recent meetings they’ve had issues covering the spread, doing so just once in the last 5 games. The two teams played each other just 4 days ago in Denver, however the Lakers were without their two best players in that game.
Los Angeles Lakers – Denver Nuggets Odds
The Lakers are the favorites here, which means you can back them to win at 4/5 odds. Backing the Nuggets gets you odds of 11/8 for a road win.
The point total has been set at 225.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Betting Tip | Odds |
| Los Angeles Lakers -3.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 225.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Denver Nuggets +3.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets (19.03.2025)
Wednesday’s game has the potential to be one of the better games this regular season, the stakes are pretty high with the number 2 seed in the West on the line. Denver gets Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Christian Braun back after they all sat the game at Golden State. Getting a win without those 3 players is a relief for head coach Michael Malone whose team has often been questioned regarding a lack of depth. With Aaron Gordon back from injury, Malone now faces bittersweet problems of who gets the start between him and Russell Westbrook. The Lakers, on the other hand, are still without LeBron James, but their two wins over the Suns and Spurs have shown us they can win without their superstar. It all starts and ends for the Lakers on the defensive end, everyone knows they won’t be able to win this game if they don’t slow down the pace. Nikola Jokic has been unstoppable in recent meetings, considering the Lakers front line is led by Jaxson Hayes that is not really surprising. Jokic is averaging 27.4 points, 13.7 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game in the last 10 meetings, we are expecting those type of numbers to carry over to Wednesday’s game. With all due respect to the Lakers here, Denver is just the more talented team front to bottom, they have a run of 14 wins in 20 games going. In head-to-head meetings the Nuggets have covered 6 times in 7 games at Crypto.com Arena, let’s back them to continue that trend on Wednesday.
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Expert Tip |
DEN Nuggets +3.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app