Free NBA Picks Today: Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets 10/30/22

Free NBA Picks Today: Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets 10/30/22
Sun 30th October 2022

The Denver Nuggets (4-2, 1-2 Away) are on the road to face the Los Angeles Lakers (0-5, 0-2 Home) Sunday in a game that could see a lot of points. Denver beat the Utah Jazz 117-101 at Ball Arena on Friday. With 26 points, Bones Hyland was the leading scorer. Michael Porter Jr. was another key contributor with 22 points and 13 rebounds. The Nuggets are the eighth seed in the Western Conference.

Los Angeles lost their fifth in a row on Friday at Target Center, falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-102. LeBron James had 28 points and seven rebounds in the loss, leading the team. The Lakers are the 15th seed in the Western Conference. This marks the last meeting of the season between the teams.

Denver will be looking for a season sweep against Los Angeles after coming out on top in the only previous matchup 110-99 at Ball Arena on Wednesday. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 31 points, 13 rebounds, and nine assists. Anthony Davis had 22 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists in the losing effort.Jokic and Porter Jr., averaging 20.7 and 18.8 points per game, respectively, are leading the Nuggets in scoring this season.

Jokic also is contributing 10.7 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game, placing him eighth and fifth in the NBA, respectively. James (25.8 ppg) and Davis (24.0) have supplied much of the Lakers’ offense. Davis also has collected 9.5 rebounds per game, while James has doled out 7.2 assists per game.

The Nuggets and the Lakers rank as two of the top scoring teams in the NBA, second and fourth in points per game, respectively. Denver is scoring 114.8 per game, while Los Angeles is averaging 102.2.The Nuggets are 4-6 in their last 10 visits to Crypto.com Arena. Los Angeles is looking for a first win at home this season.

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Denver Nuggets

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