The Denver Nuggets are set to host the Portland Trail Blazers in a Northwest Division matchup on Wednesday at Ball Arena. Denver is 35-19 overall and 18-8 at home, while Portland is 23-31 overall and 8-18 on the road. These teams also played on Monday, Feb 10 with Denver notching a 146-117 victory. Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic scored 40 points in the win. Aaron Gordon (calf), Jamal Murray (knee), and Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring) are all listed as game-time decisions for Denver. DeAndre Ayton (calf) is out and Jerami Grant (knee) is questionable for Portland.
Tipoff in Denver is at 9 p.m. ET. The Nuggets are favored by 11.5 points in the latest Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers odds via SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 232.5 points. Before entering 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 -11.5
- Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers over/under: 232.5 points
- Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers money line: Nuggets: -595, Trail Blazers: +437
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Why the Nuggets can cover
The Nuggets are headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against the Trail Blazers on Monday as the Nuggets made off with a 146-117 win. The win was the Nuggets’ seventh in a row.
Nikola Jokic was once again outstanding, going 15 for 22 from the field en route to 40 points. The MVP candidate added eight assists and seven rebounds. Christian Braun was another key player, going 12 for 14 en route to 26 points plus six rebounds. Jokic enters Wednesday’s game averaging a triple-double at 29.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 10. 2 assists per game. See which team to pick here.
Why the Trail Blazers can cover
Not a whole lot went right for the Trail Blazers in Monday’s loss to the Nuggets. Dalano Banton led the team in scoring with 22 points. Donovan Clingan added 21 points and seven rebounds, while Deni Avdija scored 16 points and had eight assists and six rebounds.
The Blazers could get a massive boost if Jerami Grant (knee) is able to play. Grant, a former Nugget, is averaging 14.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game for Portland this season. Shooting guard Anfernee Simons leads the team in scoring, averaging 18.6 points 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 70% 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 70% 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.
