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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 Friday when they battle at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -5.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 232.
Denver won its last outing, a 105-91 result against the Grizzlies on December 20. The Nuggets covered in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 196 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland lost its last outing, a 101-98 result against the Thunder on December 21. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 199 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 17-15 SU,20-12 ATS
Portland is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 8 games
Portland is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Denver:
Team record: 19-11 SU,13-17 ATS
Denver is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games
Next up:
Portland home to Charlotte Monday, December 26
Denver home to Phoenix Sunday, December 25