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Los Angeles at Denver

January 20, 2026
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Los Angeles has lost its last three road games by an average of 14.7 points, and the Lakers are 1-6 ATS in their past seven road contests. They are 0-5 ATS their past five against teams with .600 winning percentages and 0-5 ATS after winning their previous game by at least 10 points. The Lakers took advantage of Toronto's poor shooting and won 110-93 on Sunday. The Raptors shot 42 percent and missed 25 of 32 from long range. Denver has won 14 of 17 meetings, including 9 of 10 at home. The Lakers are 5-10 ATS in their past 15 against Western Conference teams. The Nuggets have covered six of eight as underdogs and six of eight overall. They will look to redeem themselves after a 23-point loss to Charlotte on Sunday, but they were playing the second of a back-to-back. The Lakers are 4-0 OVER in their past four games following a win by more than 10 points, and they have gone OVER in six of seven Tuesday games. The Nuggets are 12-3 OVER following a loss. Los Angeles has gone OVER four of its past five overall. Take the Nuggets as a best bet, and play this one to go OVER the total. 

2 units on Denver +3 (-112) (risk 2 to return 3.79)
Result:
LOSS
1 unit on Game Total OVER 228 -104 (risk 1 to return 1.96)
Result:
LOSS
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Denver Nuggets
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107
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