The Denver Nuggets look for their third consecutive victory when visiting the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. Denver is 2-1 following its 122-117 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. Denver was led in the victory by Nikola Jokic, who scored 19 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and handed out 13 assists for his 78th career triple-double. Michael Porter Jr scored a team-high 22 points for the Nuggets.
Nikola Jokic is leading Denver in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 24.0 points, 10.7 rebounds and 9.7 assists per game. Michael Porter Jr is the second-leading scorer with an average of 18.1 points per game and is one of seven players for Denver averaging double-figures in scoring. Denver is shooting 50.4% overall and 42.6% from 3-point territory.
Portland completes a back to back on Monday when hosting Denver after playing on the road Sunday versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Portland is 2-0 following its 113-111 overtime victory against the Phoenix Suns on Friday. Damian Lillard was the leading scorer for Portland with 41 points. The Trail Blazers opened the season with a 115-108 road win over the Sacramento Kings.
Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 30.5 points and 5.5 assists per game, while Jusuf Nurkic is the leading rebounder with an average of 12.0 rebounds per game. Anfernee Simons is the second leading scorer with an average of 19.0 points per game and one of five players for Portland averaging double-figures in scoring. Portland is shooting 44.1% overall and 36.8% from three-point territory.
Recent Betting Trends
- Denver is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 versus an opponent from the Northwest division
- The UNDER has cashed in 7 of the Nuggets last 9 in October
- Portland is 3-10 ATS in its last 13'
- The UNDER has cashed in each of the Trail Blazers last 7
Free NBA Pick:
Under 230