The Portland Trail Blazers (16-24) open a six-game road trip Thursday when they face the Denver Nuggets (20-19). Tip-off is 10 p.m. ET at Ball Arena. Below, we look at the Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
The Blazers have won their last two games but have only won six games since Nov. 24. Portland is only 2-13 on the road this season.
The Nuggets are coming off an 87-85 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday but had won five of their previous seven games. L.A. has gone 12-9 after losing six games in a row from Nov. 15-26.
Portland and Denver have split their first two meetings in Nov. with the home team winning and covering in both games.
Trail Blazers at Nuggets odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Trail Blazers +440 (bet $100 to win $340) | Nuggets -650 (bet $650 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers +10.5 (-112) | Nuggets -10.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 213.5 (O: -107 | U: -115)
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Trail Blazers at Nuggets key injuries
Trail Blazers
- G Damian Lillard (abdomen) out
- G C.J. McCollum (lung) out
- F Larry Nance Jr. (knee) out
- F Norman Powell (health and safety protocols) out
- G Anfernee Simmons (personal) out
- C Cody Zeller (knee) doubtful
Nuggets
- G Will Barton (toe) probable
- F Vlatko Cancar (foot) out
- G P.J. Dozier (knee) out
- G Jamal Murray (knee) out
- F Michael Porter Jr. (back) out
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Trail Blazers at Nuggets odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Nuggets 109, Trail Blazers 98
Money line
PASS on the money line. The Blazers are awful on the road and are missing their two best players while the Nuggets have been playing fairly well.
I don’t expect the upset but you still can’t risk six and a half times your potential return.
Against the spread
The Blazers only have three ATS road wins all season and also have the league’s worst overall ATS record at 15-25. If you expect them to cover the spread in a loss, you would be hoping for something rare — they’ve done so just once this season.
Take the NUGGETS -10.5 (-108).
Over/Under
Portland’s last three games and six of its last 10 games have stayed Under the projected total.
Only two of the Nuggets’ last 10 games have hit the Over.
Take UNDER 213.5 (-115).
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