LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are set to host Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets at 10 p.m. ET on Friday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Aneles. The Lakers are 11-16 overall and 6-7 at home, while Denver is 17-10 overall and 9-7 on the road. The Nuggets are ranked first in the Northwest Division; Los Angeles is ranked fifth in the Pacific Division. 

Denver is favored by 1.5 points in the latest Lakers vs. Nuggets odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under is set at 237. Before you make any Nuggets vs. Lakers picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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