NBA Betting Preview, Denver Nuggets (24-15) at Los Angeles Lakers (26-12)

NBA Betting Preview, Denver Nuggets (24-15) at Los Angeles Lakers (26-12)
Monday, 10:35 pm Eastern – TNT
SBG Global Current Line: Lakers – 4.5 , Total 223.5
The Los Angeles Lakers are already missing injured center Andrew Bynum. In their first two games since his injury they are 1-1 but the one victory was an overtime win against the pathetic Sonics. Kwame Brown has started in Bynum’s place the last two games but Los Angeles fans booed him horribly in Thursday’s home loss to Phoenix. "I thought it was terrible," Lakers star Kobe Bryant said, "If they want to do that, they can stay home. He's going to be our guy here for two months. He's going to do fine, he's going to play well the next game. Kwame's sensitive. You boo him, it's going to affect him. I told him I've got his back." SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Lakers at Home.
The Lakers have won 17 of 21 games and have the fourth best record in the Western Conference. Without Bynum the Lakers may see that record suffer.The good news for Los Angeles on Monday is that they play the Denver Nuggets who do not have a dominant offensive center. Marcus Camby is known more for his defense. The Nuggets rely upon Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson for offense. The two combined for 61 points in a 111-108 win over Minnesota on Saturday. "It was ugly, but we still got the win," Iverson said. "That's the only thing that mattered. We can work on all the negative things we did in the game. We can get into practice and work on those things and watch film, but I think we'd be feeling a lot worse if we didn't get the win." There could be a lot of points scored on Monday night as the Lakers are the league's third highest-scoring team at 107.6 points per game. In a December game the teams combined to score 218 points.
SBG Global Current Line: Lakers – 4.5 , Total 223.5
Here are the NBA betting stats for Monday’s game. The Nuggets are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 vs. the Pacific. The Nuggets are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games as an underdog. The Nuggets are 1-6 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Los Angeles.
The Lakers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a loss. The Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. The Lakers are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 vs. Western Conference. The home team is 11-5 ATS in the last 16 meetings between the two teams.
The Over is 4-0 in the Nuggets last 4 vs. the Western Conference. The Over is 6-1 in the Nuggets last 7 Monday games. The Over is 5-1 in the Nuggets last 6 road games.
The Over is 5-1 in the Lakers last 6 vs. the Northwest. The Under is 10-4 in the Lakers last 14 Monday games. The Over is 42-20 in the Lakers last 62 games as a favorite. The Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Los Angeles between the two teams.
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