Lakers visit Nuggets in Denver; model projects the Over

Cbssports reports the Los Angeles Lakers will visit the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on Tuesday, meeting for the first time this season, with tipoff at 10 p.m. ET.

Los Angeles (25-16) is sixth in the Western Conference and is coming off a 110-93 Sunday win over Toronto. Denver (29-14) sits third and entered the game after a 110-87 loss to Charlotte on Sunday. The teams split their four meetings last season, and L.A. prevailed 120-108 when they last met in March 2025. DraftKings Sportsbook lists the Lakers as 2.5-point favorites, with the over/under at 228.5 and money lines of Lakers -143 and Nuggets +120.

SportsLine's Projection Model simulated the matchup 10,000 times and is leaning to the Over on 228.5, projecting 233 combined points and saying the Over hits in 56% of simulations. The model also indicates one side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time and has been 35-15 on top-rated spread picks; its full picks and breakdowns are available at SportsLine.

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