The Los Angeles Lakers (25-16) are slightly favored (by 2.5 points) to stop a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Denver Nuggets (29-14) on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET. The point total is set at 228.5 for the matchup.
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Lakers Cover -2.5 vs Nuggets -110
Lakers vs. Nuggets betting lines
- Lakers odds to win: -141
- Nuggets odds to win: +119
- Spread: Lakers (-2.5)
- Total: 228.5
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Lakers Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- Los Angeles has covered the spread 11 times on the road and are 13-8 in road contests.
- Los Angeles has gone 5-4 ATS on the road this season as 2.5-point favorites or more.
- The Lakers have hit the over in 10 of their 21 road games this year with a set over/under (47.6%).
- Recent performance gives an edge to Los Angeles to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 231.2 points per contest.
Lakers Recent Trends
- The Lakers are 5-5 overall and 5-5 against the spread in their last 10 contests.
- The Lakers and their opponents have hit the over in five of those 10 games.
- The Lakers’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 233.5 points scored. That’s five more points than this contest’s over/under.
- In their past 10 games, the Lakers have a points-per-game average 1.6 points below their season-long scoring average.
Lakers Betting Records
- The Lakers have won 17 of the 24 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (70.8%).
- Los Angeles has gone 15-6 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -141 or shorter (winning 71.4%).
- The Lakers have an implied moneyline win probability of 58.5% in this game.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.6 (second in NBA) | 48.7 (26th) | 41.1 (26th) | 40.6 (third) | 25 (23rd) | 14.5 (21st) |
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Nuggets Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- The Nuggets have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 11 times this season.
- The Nuggets have a 10-9 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 12-7 overall in those contests.
- This season, the Nuggets have a 7-6 record ATS at home as 2.5-point underdogs or more.
- This season at home, the Nuggets and their opponents have averaged a total of 235.6 points per contest, 7.1 points greater than the over/under for this contest.
Nuggets Recent Trends
- The Nuggets are 6-4 overall and 6-4 against the spread over their last 10 contests.
- The Nuggets and their opponents have combined to hit the over in five of the past 10 games.
- The past 10 Nuggets games averaged 0.2 more points (228.7) than this matchup’s point total.
- The Nuggets’ per-game scoring average during their last 10 games is 110.5, 11.2 points lower than their season-long per-game average.
Nuggets Betting Records
- Denver has entered the game as underdogs 12 times this season and won seven, or 58.3%, of those games.
- The Nuggets have entered seven games this season as the underdog by +119 or more and is 5-2 in those contests.
- The implied probability of a win by the Nuggets based on the moneyline is 45.7%.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 (first in NBA) | 47.1 (18th) | 42.4 (24th) | 43 (ninth) | 28.3 (ninth) | 12.1 (third) |
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