The Portland Trail Blazers (17-15) battle the Denver Nuggets (19-11) at Ball Arena Friday. Tip from the Mile High City is set for 9 p.m. ET.'Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 105-91 Tuesday. They covered as 1-point home underdogs, leading by 21 points after 1 quarter and holding on. Denver pushed its against-the-spread (ATS) record to 13-17 and it’s just 2-7 ATS over its last 9 games. The Nuggets’ weakness is in their defense, ranking 28th in opponents’ field goal percentage (48.7%).
The Trail Blazers lost 101-98 to the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday. failing to cover as 4-point favorites. The loss pushed their season-long ATS record to 20-12 but they are 7-3 ATS over their last 10 games. Portland has the league’s best 3-point shooting attack (38.9%).
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