Los Angeles at Denver

Los Angeles returned from a stunning defeat against Charlotte on Wednesday and defeated Portland 110-102 the following night. LeBron James scored 40 points, Austin Reaves 32, and the Lakers won and covered despite the absence of Luka Doncic, who was rested. Doncic figures to be back in the lineup for this game, and the Lakers have covered six straight versus teams with winning records. Los Angeles is on a current 7-2 ATS run, and it will try to slow down the Nuggets, who have won nine in a row. However, all of those wins came against teams with losing records. The Lakers have covered four of their past five road contests and five of six overall against the Western Conference. Take the points with the Lakers.