Los Angeles at Denver

Denver swept the Lakers in four games in last year's playoffs and the defending champs will look to start off the postseason the same way after winning and covering all three regular season meetings. Denver has beaten Los Angeles eight times in a row with a 6-2 ATS mark and six of the past nine meetings have stayed UNDER. The Nuggets ended the season winning six of eight and covering the spread four of their past five regular season games. They shot 52 percent and had eight double-figure scorers while clobbering Memphis 126-111 on Sunday. Denver is 9-4 ATS playing with at least three days rest and 5-2 ATS their past seven first round games. The Lakers are 7-19 ATS their past 26 playoff games as underdogs and 4-1 UNDER their past five first round games. Los Angeles has gone UNDER four straight playing with three or more days rest. Denver is 40-18-1 UNDER following a double-digit win. Take the Nuggets as a Max Play and the UNDER.