Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 10/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday, October 30, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday.

The Nuggets faced the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 117-101 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up finishing with 18 and the Jazz finished the game with 30 personal fouls. They also buried 10 of their 39 shots from downtown. Utah finished the contest at 78.9% from the free throw line by burying 15 of 19 tries. Moreover, Utah totaled 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Utah recorded 24 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 41.8% from the field on 38 out of 91 shooting. They also dished out 18 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they collected 58 with 17 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nuggets knocked down 22 of 34 shots for a percentage of 64.7%. Denver finished having earned a 45.9% FG percentage (39 of 85) and made 17 out of their 37 shots from downtown.

Michael Porter Jr. is someone who was important for the contest. He had 22 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 30 mins played and also totaled 13 boards. Porter shot 46.7% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Denver enters this one with a record of 4-2 this season. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.5 fouls every game. As a team, Denver is pulling down 45.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 164 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Nuggets are hitting 39.8% on 3-pointers (78 of 196) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 114.8 points per outing (16th in the NBA) while hitting 48.7% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers every game and they draw 22.0 fouls. They are surrendering 35.7% on 3-pointers while they are 20th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (116.3). The Nuggets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.6% (252 of 529) and they relinquish 42.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are 24th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 162 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Lakers went home defeated by a final of 111-102 when they faced the Timberwolves. When talking about rebounds, Los Angeles permitted Minnesota to pull down 49 in all (14 on the offensive glass). They went 32.5% from three-point range via 13 of 40 and ended up shooting 16 out of 24 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Lakers allowed the Timberwolves to make 41 of 99 tries from the floor which left them shooting 41.4% in this matchup. Overall, the Lakers shot 37 out of 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.6%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Los Angeles converted 9 out of 29 tries (31.0%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.4%. The Timberwolves committed 21 personal fouls for this contest which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for 27 shots. They also turned it over 22 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Lakers were able to corral 43 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 55 for this game.

LeBron James ended up being a factor for the Lakers for this contest. He converted 10 of 24 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. James totaled 28 points in his 37 mins of playing time and added 5 assists for this game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 0-5 so far this season. The Lakers are committing 20.6 personal fouls per game and they shoot 76.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.4 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they turn the ball over 16.2 times per contest. Los Angeles has totaled 511 pts for the year (102.2 per game) and they snag 45.6 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Lakers are connecting on 41.6% from the field, which ranks them 30th in basketball.

The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 12th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 110.6. They are forcing 16.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (7th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense allows 32.6% on 3-point attempts (57 of 175) and opponents are connecting on 73.0% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.8 dimes and 52.2 rebounds per game, which is 20th and 30th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles and under the total points

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