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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -8-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 216.
The Nuggets were a 87-85 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Clippers. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (172) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Portland was a 114-108 winner in its last match at home against the Nets. They covered the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 222 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Portland:
Team record: 16-24 SU,15-25 ATS
Portland is 3-14 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Portland is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games on the road
Denver:
Team record: 20-19 SU,16-23 ATS
Denver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games
Denver is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Washington Saturday, January 15
Denver home to Los Angeles Saturday, January 15