LA gets an early shot at redemption when the teams meet in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. Denver, the #2 seed, host Game 1 against seventh-seeded Los Angeles on Saturday night. Denver has won 8 straight against LA, including the sweep in the Western Conference finals, and they won the three games this year by an average of 10 points. We think the Lakers are active dogs here and while they still might lose, we think they battle and put up points, and we like this one to go over. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver’s last 5 games.