The No. 2 seed Denver Nuggets are hosting the No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers in a Game 5 tilt on Monday at 10 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists Denver as the 6.5-point favorite, while the over/under is 217 points (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows Denver forward Michael Porter Jr. has been one of the best players on the floor this series. Porter Jr. owns a silky smooth jumper and uses his long arms to pile up rebounds. The 25-year-old logs 22 points and 9.5 rebounds per game this series. In his last outing, Porter Jr. had 27 points and 11 boards.

The model also knows Los Angeles forward LeBron James excels in many aspects of the game. James thrives attacking the paint and is a streaky shooter from the perimeter. The four-time NBA Champion leads the team in assists (8.2) with 27.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest. In LA's Game 4 win, James dropped 30 points, five rebounds, and four assists.

The model has simulated Lakers vs. Nuggets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations!

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