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Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trail Blazers will meet on the court at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -3.5-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game's total opened at 229.
The Trail Blazers were a 128-109 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Nuggets. They failed to cover the +2-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (237) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Denver, they were a 128-109 winner as they battled the Trail Blazers at home. The Nuggets covered in the match as a -2-point favorite, while 237 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Denver:
Team record: 48-26 SU,35-39 ATS
Denver is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 8 games
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 43-31 SU,39-35 ATS
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Next up:
Denver at Portland Saturday, May 29