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Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The fans at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter will be treated to a game between the Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trail Blazers when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -1-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
Portland won its last outing, a 116-100 result against the Pacers on December 04. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a -5-point favorite, while the 216 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Denver was a 116-115 loser at home against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the -4-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (231) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Denver:
Team record: 14-10 SU,11-13 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Denver's last 23 games on the road
Denver is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Portland
Denver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Portland
Portland:
Team record: 13-11 SU,15-9 ATS
Portland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Portland is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games at home
Next up:
Denver home to Utah Saturday, December 10
Portland home to Minnesota Saturday, December 10