nba Preview
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 Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -8.5-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game's total opened at 227.
The Trail Blazers were a 125-117 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Clippers. They covered the +14.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (242) made winners of OVER bettors.
Denver won its last outing, a 113-100 result against the Knicks on March 21. The Nuggets covered in that game as a -8.5-point favorite, while the 213 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Denver:
Team record: 49-21 SU,32-36-2 ATS
Denver is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Denver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Denver is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 19-51 SU,34-36 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Portland is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Portland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Next up:
Denver home to Memphis Monday, March 25
Portland at Houston Monday, March 25