{"id":333884,"date":"2025-03-14T12:31:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=333884"},"modified":"2025-03-14T12:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:31:51","slug":"lakers-vs-nuggets-prop-picks-march-14-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/lakers-vs-nuggets-prop-picks-march-14-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers vs. Nuggets prop picks March 14: Tail Nikola Jokic, fade Jamal Murray on Friday night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m tailing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/nikola_jokic\">Nikola Jokic<\/a> in a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets on Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The MVP candidate is making a push for his fourth award in five years and I&#8217;m backing him to have a showcase performance. Meanwhile, I&#8217;ll fade a banged-up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/jamal_murray\">Jamal Murray<\/a> in a tough matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Lakers vs. Nuggets prop picks for March 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lakers vs. Nuggets prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">Full NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report\">NBA injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\">NBA player stats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\">NBA standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best Bet: Jokic over 26.5 points (-121)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:111239\">Embed: #111239<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last time Jokic played the Lakers, it wasn&#8217;t pretty:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2-of-7 from the field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That was tied for his season low in shot attempts so I&#8217;m comfortable saying that was an outlier. If we go back to Nov. 23, Jokic had 34 points on 12-of-20 shooting in his first meeting with L.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Serbian big man has 30-plus points in three of his past four games. He&#8217;s averaging 29.0 points per game overall so this mark is well below his nightly standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing worth noting is that Jokic is dealing with an elbow injury but is listed as probable for Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s also blowout potential here with LeBron James out again and the Lakers playing the second half of a road back-to-back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For that reason, Los Angeles is a hefty 14-point underdog but Denver&#8217;s injury report is littered with game-time decisions so one or two starters sitting out would greatly benefit the Lakers and Jokic&#8217;s usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Jokic is 38-22 against this wager in 2024-25 (63.3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Murray under 20.5 points (-110):<\/strong> The point guard is one of the Denver starters listed as questionable for tonight&#8217;s contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if he does play, this is a tough matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Lakers allow the third-fewest points per game to point guards (23.19).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Murray has scored 20 or fewer points in two games vs. Los Angeles this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that, he&#8217;s currently playing through a knee injury and went 3-1 on this wager over the past four games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a great spot to fade the Canadian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Lakers vs. Nuggets prop picks made at 10:51 a.m. ET 03\/14\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m tailing Nikola Jokic in a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets on Friday night. 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