Lakers vs. Nuggets SGP picks: Lakers ML, Luka over 48.5 PRA, Murray under 27.5

Cbssports reports the Los Angeles Lakers will visit the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, Jan. 20, renewing a recent postseason rivalry; the teams have met three times in the last six postseasons and enter the game with records of 25-16 (L.A.) and 29-14 (Denver). The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, offers a three-leg same-game parlay recommendation: Lakers money line, Luka Doncic over 48.5 points+rebounds+assists, and Jamal Murray under 27.5 points.

The model simulates a Lakers win in 62% of outcomes and projects Doncic for 47.4 PRA and Murray for 27.2 points. The article leans toward the Doncic over despite the 47.4 projection, noting Doncic’s 32.8 points per game in January and the likelihood of more rebounds with Denver missing top interior players; it backs the Murray under on the basis that he has averaged 15.6 points in his last five games against middle-third defenses and may face extra attention with Denver missing key pieces.

Austin Reaves remains sidelined for L.A., while Denver is without Nikola Jokic, Cam Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas and Christian Braun; Jamal Murray, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Aaron Gordon are listed as probable.

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