The Denver Nuggets are coming off a home loss to the Raptors on Sunday, but facing the Lakers at the Pepsi Center tonight should give them an opportunity to bounce back with a win. The Lakers have lost three straight, and they lost to Phoenix by a score of 116-107 at home on Sunday.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Kobe Bryant - He scored just 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting in the loss to the Suns, and that came after sitting out three straight games due to fatigue.

2. The Manimal - Kenneth Faried has been cleaning up on the glass lately, he had 19 rebounds against Toronto, and a career high 25 boards in a win over Minnesota last Friday.

3. X-Factor - The Lakers are 1-6 ATS in the last 7 meetings in this series.

Selection: This is a play on the Denver Nuggets (10*)