The Portland Trail Blazers today are now nine games behind the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference standings, which puts them in ninth place. They are scoring 113.3 points per game on offense, which is not decent for an NBA team. On the offensive end of the court, Damian Lillard is still in the lead for the NBA player stats with 28.8 points per game which he is the main reason for some of the success they have had.
Additionally, Portland has demonstrated that they have a number of guys that can score from beyond the arc, even though they cannot win right now. This will be one of the best NBA matchups of the night.
Nuggets Can not Keep Missing Shots
The Denver Nuggets now hold a .5-game advantage over the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference standings. They average 117 points per game on offense which is a greater average than the Trail Blazers. On the attacking end of the court, Nikola Jokic is still in the lead in the NBA team stats with 24.7 points and 9.8 assists per game. Denver has also demonstrated that they have several players that can shoot the ball well from beyond the arc.
Unfortunately, one of the poorest teams on the charity strip has been the Nuggets. They cannot keep missing these shots and expect to win these games. The NBA schedule has been great for the Nuggets being able to go 30-13 this season. The Denver Nuggets schedule has them playing the Portland Trail Blazers tonight.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets Odds
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets Information
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets
Date: Tuesday, 17 the January. 9:10 pm EST
Location of the game: Ball Arena. Denver, CO.
Last Game Score Record
The Trail Blazers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 140–123 before this contest. They displayed outstanding play on the offensive end of the game. If they want to compete with the Nuggets on the road, they will need to remain hot in this game.
The Nuggets defeated the Orlando Magic 119-116 prior to this game. As the game’s time ran out, Nikola Jokic made a step-back three-pointer to give the Nuggets the victory. If Denver wants to take care of business at home, they will need to remain productive in this one.
The crazy thing is each team has changed coming into this game. The Trail Blazers played the Nuggets earlier this season and beat them by 25, and now the Nuggets are having a great season overall. Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets Prediction has the Nuggets beating the Trail Blazers during tonight’s game.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets Analysis
This season, Portland has won 9 out of 13 games while being the moneyline underdog. When giving up less than 117.0 points, Portland has a record of 17-9 overall and 16-9-1 against the spread.
This is where you will list recent trends, injuries, and other pertinent matchup/betting stats.
This season, Denver has been the favorite in 33 games, and in those games, they have won 24 times. Denver is 27-2 overall and 19-8-2 against the spread when it scores more than 112.6 points.
The injury report for the Portland Trail Blazers has Gary Payton II day-to-day and could be available for tonight’s game.
The injury report for the Denver Nuggets has Jamal Murray, Vlatko Cancar, and Bones Hyland all day to day and could be ready for tonight’s game.
Odds Breakdown
Portland Trail Blazers
Moneyline: The moneyline for the Trail Blazers is set at +310.
Spread: The Portland Trail Blazers spread has been set at +7.5 for tonight’s game with the NBA odds of -110.
Over/Under: The over/under to the Trail Blazers game is at 233. The over odds are at -110, and the under is also at -110.
Denver Nuggets
Moneyline: The moneyline for the Nuggets is set at -380.
Spread: The Denver Nuggets spread is at -7.5 for tonight’s game with odds of -110.
Over/Under: The over/under to the Nuggets game is at 233. The over odds are at -110, and the under is also at -110.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets Betting Pick and Prediction
Pick 1: Our Trail Blazers vs Nuggets Prediction pick for this game is the over of 233, with the odds at -110. Both teams love to score the ball, and I think this game could be closer than some people expect.
Pick 2: Our next Trail Blazers vs Nuggets Prediction will be the Blazers at +7.5 because I believe that many NBA games have been close in recent games. Our NBA expert picks love the +7.5.
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