Lakers vs Nuggets

NBA odds, picks, and predictions for the Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers on October 30. NBA betting best bet and free pick analysis.

The Nuggets were projected in preseason as one of the league’s best offenses and right now they have a respectable but not spectacular 116.5 offensive rating. [NBA picks and predictions](https://www.covers.com/nba/picks) for Nuggets vs. The total for the previous game was 209, and I’d expect a similar result tonight. That’s partly why the Under is 4-0 in the Lakers' last four games. These two teams played on Wednesday, with the Nuggets coming out ahead 110-99, and I see no reason for any likely difference in the outcome. Despite being one of the league’s top defenses, their league-worst offense drags them to the 28th overall net rating. This slight spread — Denver -4 — seems to reflect an unwarranted optimism in the Los Angeles Lakers. And he’s a nightmare matchup for an otherwise solid Lakers defense. will struggle to even get a hand in Porter’s face to contest on most possessions. He’s the perfect offensive compliment to the NBA’s most devastating passer in Nikola Jokic. A normal star player who works on the perimeter is typically defined by their ability to generate their own offense, but not always. Porter is a fascinating player because he really doesn’t fit into any of the typical boxes.

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The Lakers are way overdue for a win. The Lakers must fix their shooting issues. The Lakers are a hot mess. The Lakers continued to turn the ball over, losing the ball 22 times. The Lakers continued to struggle from the floor, shooting only 41.6 percent. The Nuggets currently rank 22nd in turnovers and have been careless with the rock. If he can do that, it will allow him an opportunity to get better shots than 25-foot fadeaways that clank off the basket and onto the other team. The Nuggets have their full team back and look to contend for the NBA title this year. The Nuggets rank 27th in blocked shots. led the Nuggets with 32 points on 7 for 15 shooting and 4 for 5 from the triples. However, they struggled at the free-throw line, hitting only 64.7 percent of their opportunities from the charity stripe. Jamal Murray added 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting while nailing 2 of 4 from the triples.

ATS, moneyline and over/under odds for Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers, October 30, 2022. Preview and betting prediction.

[BETMGM SPORTSBOOK](https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/go/betmgm-sportsbook/) Un 220.5 (-110) [BARSTOOL SPORTSBOOK](https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/go/barstool-sb/) +4 (-112) Ov 220.5 (-110) [DRAFTKINGS SPORTSBOOK](https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/go/dk-sportsbook/) They’re also 0-2 against the spread as a road favorite. -4 (-109) Their defense is actually pretty stout, ranking seventh in the NBA in field goal and three-point shooting percentage, while second only to Milwaukee in surrendering 104.9 points per 100 possessions. He did have a season-high eight turnovers in the loss. LeBron James showed up on the injury list this week citing a foot injury, though it’s expected he will be good to go Sunday. Davis is listed as questionable for Denver.

Get starting lineups, predictions, betting picks, odds, and injury news for the Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup on (10/30/22).

[Anthony Davis](https://www.lineups.com/nba/player-stats/Anthony-davis) [LeBron James](https://www.lineups.com/nba/player-stats/lebron-james) [Patrick Beverley](https://www.lineups.com/nba/player-stats/patrick-beverley) While that may indicate a significant injury, it is worrisome that he’s already appearing on the injury report. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.lineups.com/nba/roster/los-angeles-lakers) and [Denver Nuggets](https://www.lineups.com/nba/roster/denver-nuggets) faced off just four days ago in the Mile High City; Denver won the game by 11 points in a low-scoring affair. Nothing has changed in the few days since these two teams faced off for the first time this season. Check out my preview below, where I cover the key matchups, injury report, projected [starting lineups](https://www.lineups.com/nba/lineups), and current betting odds for the Denver Nuggets vs. Meanwhile, Denver isn’t much better on the defensive end. I’d expect them to score much closer to 125-130 points, which the Lakers have gotten nowhere near in their first handful of games. The Nuggets won by 11 points at home just a few days ago, despite shooting less than 27% from deep, which was their worst shooting night thus far in the 2022-23 regular season. In their matchup a few days ago, the total reached 209 points, nearly 20 below the line here. The Denver Nuggets are 3.5-point road favorites against the win-less Los Angeles Lakers.

The Nuggets try to keep the Los Angeles Lakers winless and get their third straight win.

The two of them have something that the Nuggets had missed for a long time, but they have improved the Nuggets perimeter defense — even if the stats don’t show it quite yet. Lakers: Patrick Beverly (PG), Lonnie Walker IV (SG), Troy Brown Jr. Nuggets: Jamal Murray (PG), Bruce Brown (SG), Michael Porter Jr. The three of them on the court together is poetry on the hardwood. The Lakers will probably be desperate for a win, and the Nuggets shouldn’t be the team to give them that. The two teams faced off against each other last Wednesday night — in which the Nuggets won by 11 points.

The Lakers (0-5) face Denver (4-2) for a second time in three days, with the game set to tip at 6:30 p.m. Pacific on Spectrum SportsNet.

Denver got off to a good start against the Lakers in the previous matchup, and took a 26-22 lead out of the first quarter, a lead they pushed to as many as 10 in the second quarter. Mikan will become just the 11th player in Lakers history to have a jersey up in the rafters, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33), Elgin Baylor (22), Kobe Bryant (8 and 24), Wilt Chamberlain (13), Gail Goodrich (25), Magic Johnson (32), Shaquille O’Neal (34), Jerry West (44), Jamaal Wilkes (52) and James Worthy (42). His career averages: 23.1 points, 13.4 boards and 2.8 assists (blocks were not tallied at the time). He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959. Davis finished the game with 22 points, 14 boards, five assists, three steals, two blocks, and afterwards, AD said he felt OK, and planned to play in the next game. did manage an impressive rally to close the half, however, ripping off a 13-3 run to tie the game at 54 at the half.

Anthony Davis returns hoping to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their first win in a rematch against the Denver Nuggets.

He sat out the last matchup against the Lakers so he is someone they will have to account for this time around. It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! This is a rematch of Wednesday’s matchup in Denver in which the Nuggets won 110-99. He had one of his best games on Wednesday against the Lakers with 31 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists and four steals. The big man has been dealing with a back issue since the preseason. going into this one is the status of Anthony Davis.

Russell Westbrook was effective, Lonnie Walker caught fire, and the Lakers are winless no more after downing the Nuggets.

They ended the third on a 13-0 run and were up by eight going into the third, which was also their biggest lead of the season. LeBron was still struggling, going 4-of-11 from the field, but the Lakers still were up at the half. If AD was in, Russ was out; if Russ was in, AD was out. He had 11 points and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field in the first. An eight-point lead is nice, but no lead is safe in the NBA. The defense was good, but the shooting was awful. Russell Westbrook was shaking and baking and looking like the super sub Then Lonnie Walker caught fire, and the Lakers took the quarter by storm. By the end of the first, the deficit was five points. LeBron had 26 points, Anthony Davis had a double-double of 23 points and 15 rebounds, Russ had 16 on 6-of-12 shooting, and Lonnie Walker’s 3-of-5 shooting from three was too much for Denver to overcome. To start, it was another game, another poor shooting night for Los Angeles as they started the first with more poor shooting. He started the quarter scoring back-to-back field goals, and midway through the third, he was the game’s leading scorer despite the rough first half he had.