The Denver Nuggets will look to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in team history when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Western Conference finals on Monday. The Nuggets (53-29), who earned the top seed in the West for the first time, grabbed a 3-0 lead in the series with a 119-108 victory on Saturday. Los Angeles is a 3.5-point favorite in the latest Nuggets vs. Lakers odds, while the over/under is set at 225.5. 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 96 Denver matchups, he is 56-37-3 against the spread, returning $1,535 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 registered his third consecutive double-double on Saturday, scoring 23 points and dishing out 12 assists. He also grabbed seven rebounds. James narrowly missed a triple double in the previous three playoff games, including 22 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in Game 2.

Hartstein also knows Denver center Nikola Jokic may not have gotten a triple-double in Game 3, but his dominating presence enabled the Nuggets to seal the win with a late 13-0 scoring run. He finished with 24 points, eight assists and six rebounds. He has registered four triple-doubles in the past five playoff games.  

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.

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