Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets will take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers at 9 p.m. ET on Monday at Ball Arena. The Nuggets are 26-13 overall and 16-3 at home, while Los Angeles is 19-21 overall and 9-13 on the road. Denver is ranked first in the Northwest Division; Los Angeles is ranked fifth in the Pacific Division. The Lakers are 18-22 and the Nuggets are 20-19 against the spread this season. Anthony Davis is out for the Lakers.

Denver is favored by 10 points in the latest Nuggets vs. Lakers odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under is set at 241. Before you make any Lakers vs. Nuggets picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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