Another exciting Northwest Division matchup is on tap on the Monday NBA schedule with the Denver Nuggets set to host the Portland Trail Blazers at Ball Arena. Denver is 34-19 overall and 17-8 at home, while Portland is 23-30 overall and 8-17 on the road. Denver is riding a six-game winning streak after beating the Phoenix Suns 122-105 on Feb. 8. The Trail Blazers have won six of their last seven, but are looking to bounce back from a 114-98 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Aaron Gordon (calf), Jamal Murray (knee), and Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring) are all listed as game-time decisions for Denver.
Tipoff in Denver is at 9 p.m. ET. The Nuggets are favored by 9.5 points in the latest Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers odds, and the over/under is 233 points. Before locking in any Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from the proven computer simulation model at SportsLine.
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The model has set its sights on Portland vs. Denver and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for the game:
- Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers spread: Nuggets -9.5
- Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers over/under: 233 points
- Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers money line: Nuggets: -426, Trail Blazers: +328
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Why the Nuggets can cover
The Nuggets won their sixth straight game on Saturday in dominant fashion. They rolled past the Phoenix Suns, winning the game 122-105. Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead the Nuggets to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nikola Jokic, who almost dropped a triple-double on 26 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists.
The win over the Suns was Jokic’s sixth game in a row with at least 30 points. Jokic now has 24 triple-doubles on the season, and is widely considered to be one of the top two contenders for the NBA MVP award. The three-time MVP winner enters Monday averaging 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 10.3 assists per game. See which team to pick here.
Why the Blazers can cover
The Trail Blazers are likely headed into this contest with a chip on their shoulder after having their six-game winning streak snapped on Saturday. The Blazers lost 114-98 to the Minnesota Timberwolves despite being up 60-45 with 0:33 left in the second quarter. Portland is now 31-22 against the spread this season.
Shooting guards Anfernee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe lead the way scoring for Portland. Simons is averaging 18.5 points per game, while Sharpe is averaging 17.3 points per game. Center DeAndre Ayton is averaging a double-double for the Blazers at 14.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. See which team to pick here.
How to make Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers picks
The model has simulated Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that hits in well over 60% of computer simulations. You can only see the model’s pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Nuggets vs. Blazers, and which side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 147-104 roll on top-rated NBA picks since last season, and find out.
