Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets prediction and betting tips on April 26, 2024
On April 26, Los Angeles Lakers - Denver Nuggets will play their third meeting in the playoff series. Dailysports experts have prepared their prediction for this event.
Los Angeles Lakers
The trip to Denver for the Lakers was unsuccessful, the team lost both games, now they need to win back on their home floor. Even with LeBron and Davis in the lineup, the Lakers are underdogs against the reigning champions, if we take the series as a whole. The defeat in the second meeting was especially frustrating, when the team led by 20 points in the third quarter, but managed to lose 99-101.
It's a common pattern to lose two home games, but it's more difficult to do the same at home. Four players will not be able to help the team in this meeting, but the losses cannot be called significant.
Denver Nuggets
From the Nuggets are expected high results, the team so far justifies expectations, because it became the second in the regular season, behind Oklahoma only by additional indicators. In the playoffs, the reigning champions started with two wins, although in the second game they had to make a comeback, and Jamal Murray brought the victory to the team with a siren shot. Team leader Nikola Jokic made his next triple-double in the last meeting, grabbing a game-high 20 rebounds.
Denver looks good this season, the team is capable of defending the championship title, although it is too early to talk about it. Before this meeting, the Nuggets have only one personnel loss, Chanchar will not be able to help his partners.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- After two matches, the score in the series is 2:0 in favor of Denver.
- The Lakers played well at home in the regular season, 28 wins with 14 losses.
- Denver has 24 wins and 17 losses on the road.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction
The naked eye can see that in the playoffs the teams are scoring fewer points, all have a focus on the result. In the third match of the series there is no clear favorite, another difficult battle is expected. From the teams we do not expect spectacular basketball, we bet on a total of less than 215.5 points.