ASA play on 8* UNDER 224.5 LA Lakers @ Denver Nuggets, 9:10 PM ET - This line is higher than it should be largely based on one, the Lakers recent schedule and two, the Nuggets coming off a 140-point showing against Portland. The Lakers have played in ten straight games against some of the league's fastest paced teams or higher scoring franchises. Now they face a Denver team that is 23rd in scoring, 17th in offensive efficiency and 24th in pace of play. The Nuggets just put up 140 against the Blazers who are the WORST defensive team in the NBA allowing 1.155-points per possession. The Lakers are slightly below average in DEFF. The Nuggets shot 63% in the game and 21 of 42 from beyond the arc. The game before that they were 4 and 33 from downtown. Lakers games on the road are averaging 222PPG, the Nuggets at home average 212. Sure the Over is 4-0 the last four meetings in Denver BUT only one of those games finished with more than 224 points in regulation.