The Los Angeles Lakers will look to hold serve on their home court when they take on the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their 2023 NBA Western Conference finals matchup on Saturday. Los Angeles is a 5.5-point favorite in the latest Nuggets vs. Lakers odds, while the over/under is set at 223. The game from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles will tip off at 8:30 p.m. ET. 

Before locking in any Nuggets vs. Lakers picks or any other NBA predictions, you NEED to see which side Larry Hartstein is on. 

A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach. Hartstein also excels in the NBA, especially when picking Denver Nuggets games. Over the past 95 Denver matchups, he is 56-36-3 against the spread, returning $1,645 for $100 players. Anybody following those picks has seen HUGE returns!

Now, he has set his sights on Lakers vs. Nuggets.

The expert knows Los Angeles small forward LeBron James has been red hot and has narrowly missed a triple-double in each of the last three postseason games, and has registered a double-double in both matchups with the Nuggets. In Game 2, James scored 22 points and dished out 10 assists.

Hartstein also knows Denver center Nikola Jokic keeps racking up the postseason triple-doubles, and is coming off his fourth in a row after scoring 23 points, grabbing 17 rebounds and dishing out 12 assists in Game 2. 

Now, Hartstein has locked in another confident against the spread pick for Nuggets vs. Lakers. We can tell you he's leaning Over on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

Who wins Nuggets vs. Lakers on Saturday? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Nuggets vs. Lakers spread to jump on, all from the expert who's an outstanding 56-36-3 against the spread (plus $1,645) over the past 95 Denver picks!