Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets odds, tips and betting trends

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets odds, tips and betting trends | 1/20/2026

Two of the NBA’s top players will be on show when Luka Doncic (33.3 points per game, first in league) and the Los Angeles Lakers (25-16) travel to face Jamal Murray (25.9, 15th) and the Denver Nuggets (29-14) on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock, ALT, and SportsNet LA.

The Lakers head into their game as a 2.5-point favorite against the Nuggets. The matchup’s point total is set at 228.5.

Lakers vs. Nuggets betting odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:30 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Spread: Los Angeles -2.5Total: 228.5Moneyline: Los Angeles -147, Denver +123Watch this game on Fubo!Lakers at Nuggets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Nuggets (+ 2.5)Pick OU: Over (228.5)Prediction: Nuggets 121 – Lakers 115MoneylineThe Lakers have been the moneyline favorite 24 total times this season. They’ve gone 17-7 in those games.In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -147 or shorter, Los Angeles has gone 14-6 (70% win percentage).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Lakers have an implied win probability of 59.5%.The Nuggets have entered the game as underdogs 12 times this season and won seven, or 58.3%, of those games.Denver has a record of 4-1 when it is set as the underdog by +123 or more by oddsmakers this season.The moneyline for this contest implies a 44.8% chance of a victory for the Nuggets.Against the spreadThe Lakers average just 0.7 fewer points per game (116.3) than the Nuggets allow (117).Los Angeles is 15-4 against the spread and 18-1 overall when scoring more than 117 points.Denver is 20-12 against the spread and 24-8 overall when it scores more than 116.7 points.Los Angeles has an ATS record of 20-9 and a 23-6 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 121.7 points.The Lakers are the NBA’s 17th-ranked scoring team (116.3 PPG), while the Nuggets rank 20th in points per game allowed (117) in the league.The highest-scoring NBA team (121.7 PPG) is Denver, while the Los Angeles squad ranks 19th in the league defensively (116.7 PPG).The Lakers have a negative point differential on the season (-16 total points, -0.4 per game), while the Nuggets have scored 202 more points than their opponents (4.7 per game).Over/UnderLos Angeles’ average implied point total this season is 2.9 more points than its implied total in Tuesday’s game (118.9 implied points on average compared to 116 implied points in this game).So far this season, Los Angeles has scored more than 116 points 24 times.The 121.1-point average implied total on the season for Denver is 8.1 more points than the team’s 113-point implied total in this matchup.How to watch Lakers vs. NuggetsWatch this game on Fubo!

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