The Lakers are taking on the Nuggets in a battle of top Western Conference teams. Here are the best player props to consider for Luka Doncic on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Best Luka Doncic Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
The Lakers are 6.5-point underdogs against the Nuggets, with an o/u of 244.5 on DraftKings Sportsbook. Here are the latest lines for Doncic on DraftKings Sportsbook: o/u 25.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 3.5 three-pointers.
It hasn’t been the dazzling start to the Luka Doncic era that Lakers fans had hoped for. However, it is way too soon to draw any definite conclusions on how this season will end for Los Angeles. Doncic was still dealing with an injury when he first arrived in Los Angeles and only played a combined 47 minutes in his first two games. Then, All-Star Weekend hit and Doncic had the chance to take a break and try to get his health improved. Doncic clearly used that time well because he was ready to play 33 minutes in the Lakers’ first game after the break against the Hornets. Doncic will still need to ramp up to full game fitness but he is certainly on the right path. In those 33 minutes, Doncic struggled to score the basketball but played well elsewhere, adding 11 rebounds and eight assists in those 33 minutes.
The Lakers are still waiting for that breakout game where Luka Doncic puts on a signature performance for his new team. This would be the perfect opportunity to do so against the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets are currently the three-seed in the Western Conference, while the Lakers are the five-seed. Denver is three games ahead of Los Angeles, so a win could get the Lakers that much closer to improving their seeding in the tight Western Conference. These teams have faced each other once already, relatively early on in the regular season, and the Nuggets won in convincing fashion. On the Mavericks, Doncic faced the Nuggets once this season and lost in a really tight two-point game. Doncic finished that game with 24 points, nine assists and nine rebounds.
My favorite prop bet for Luka Doncic against the Nuggets on Saturday night is for Doncic to have over 7.5 assists. Despite his limited minutes, Doncic made his impact known on Wednesday night with eight assists. After playing 33 minutes on Wednesday and then having 72 hours off, Doncic should be ready to play that amount of minutes or even more tonight. Doncic is the main scoring threat for the Lakers and the Nuggets will try to take away his scoring ability, which should allow him to rack up some assists. The Nuggets are 26th in the NBA in opponent fast-break points per game and that is where Doncic is so effective at drawing a defender and then picking up an easy assist. The Nuggets rank dead last in the NBA in opponent assists per game and Doncic should take advantage of that to clear this number.
