The Nuggets are currently -165 favorites, with the Lakers not far behind at +140 even though the Nuggets are six-point favorites in Game 1.
The Nuggets have yet to lose a home playoff game in 2023, as they beat the Timberwolves in five games and Suns in six games in the first two rounds, and the Lakers were able to defeat the Grizzlies and the Warriors in six.
Eastern Conference action will begin on Wednesday when the No. 8-seeded Miami Heat travel to take on the No. 2-seeded Boston Celtics, and the oddsmakers aren’t expecting this one to be as close.
The Celtics are clear-cut favorites at -525 to win the series, with the Heat coming in at +400 despite an impressive playoff resume in which they beat the No. 1-seeded Bucks in five games and the Knicks in six.
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