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Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The division rival Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers are set to renew hostilities on Sunday when they meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -7.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 231.
The Trail Blazers were a 132-95 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Warriors. They failed to cover the +10.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (227) made winners of OVER bettors.
Denver was a 115-110 winner in its last match at home against the Kings. They failed to cover the -9-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 225 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Denver:
Team record: 35-25 SU,28-32 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Denver is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Denver's last 21 games
Portland:
Team record: 25-35 SU,25-35 ATS
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Portland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Denver home to Oklahoma City Wednesday, March 2
Portland at Phoenix Wednesday, March 2