The No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers and the No. 2 seed Denver Nuggets play in a pivotal Game 4 contest on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists Denver as the 3.5-point favorite, while the over/under is 219.5 points (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows Denver center Nikola Jokic is unstoppable due to his top-level talent. Jokic is an effortless passer and rebounder with the skill to score with ease. He's averaging a team-best 27.7 points, 15.7 rebounds, and 8.7 assists per game in this series. In his last outing, Jokic notched 24 points, 15 boards, and nine assists.

The model also knows Los Angeles forward Anthony Davis (questionable) has been making an impact on both ends of the floor. Davis has terrific instincts and uses that to be a dominant rim protector. The Kentucky product can also score from the mid-range to the paint. Through three games, Davis is averaging 32.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per contest. In Game 3, Davis finished with 33 points and 15 boards.

The model has simulated Nuggets vs. Lakers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread has ALL the value!

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