This is an 8* play on the OVER Lakers/Nuggets.

Game 1 went UNDER the number in the Nuggets 114-103 victory. Note though that LA has seen the total eclipse the posted number in eight of its last 12 in trying to avenge a SU/ATS road loss vs. an opponent.

LA lost to Denver in the Playoffs last year as well, as this is just a difficult matchup for the Lakers as far as depth is concerned.

Either way, all the work that Lebron and company have put in to get this point is once again on the line, as clearly an 0-2 hole will be difficult to climb out of.

I anticipate LA pushing the pace of this one from start to finish.

While Game 1 was a very defensive affair in the end, all signs point to a much more wide-open shootout this time around.

This number is low, the play is the OVER.

Good luck, NP