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Los Angeles vs. Denver

September 22, 2020
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It's going to be difficult for Denver to recover from a heartbreaking loss in Game 2 when Anthony Davis nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Los Angeles a 105-103 victory. Davis finished with 31 points, including the Lakers' last 10 points. Nikola Jokic had 30 points, and Jamal Murray added 25 in a losing cause. The Lakers have won six in a row while covering the spread in five of them, and four of their last five games have stayed UNDER, including Sunday's game that went UNDER by 7.5 points. The Nuggets are 7-1-2 UNDER their last 10 games. The Lakers are 7-1 ATS playing with one day of rest, and the Nuggets now are 1-4 ATS their last five conference final games. LeBron James scored 26 points in Game 2, and 20 came in the first half before Davis took over in the second half as the Lakers' depth was too much for Denver. Look for more of the same in Game 3. Take the Lakers and the UNDER.

1.5 units on Los Angeles -6.5 (-107) (risk 1.5 to return 2.9)
Result:
LOSS
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 214.5 -110 (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
LOSS
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Los Angeles Lakers
27
26
22
31
106
Denver Nuggets img
29
34
30
21
114
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