Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets prediction for Friday’s NBA regular season fixture at Moda Center in Portland. This match is scheduled to start at 03:00 UK time. Follow on for our free prediction betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Portland Trail Blazers to Win – 2.01
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Over 218.5 Points – 1.45
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Portland Trail Blazers +8.5 Points Handicap – 1.48
Portland Trail Blazers to Win
Portland are on a two-match winning streak and have won three of their previous six games. Denver on the other side are having a three-match losing streak and lost their last two road games. Portland beat Denver in three of the last five meetings.
Over 219.5 Points
The average number of points scored by Portland this season is 110.3 per game while Denver’s is 114.8. Six of Portland’s last ten outings and four of the last five h2h meetings produced over 218.5 points.
Portland Trail Blazers +1 Point Handicap
Portland covered the suggested handicap in four of the last six games. Looking at the last five meetings with Denver, we can see that the same trend happened in two of them where the Trail Blazers won twice.
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers registered their second consecutive win after beating the Indiana Pacers in the last game by 116-100. The Trail Blazers have an average of 110.3 points per game but managed to better that in their last two games scoring 116 in each.
Portland are the fourth-best team in the NBA from the arc with an average of 38.3% and they proved that last Sunday by making 17 of 40 attempts averaging 42%. It is important that coach Chauncey Billups’ boys keep that momentum against the league’s second-best shooting team.
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets suffered their third defeat in a row after losing at home to the Dallas Mavericks by 115-116 on Wednesday. With that loss, the Nuggets slipped down to the fifth position in the Western Conference standings.
Nikola Jokic had an unusually quiet game to his standards with 19 points. The Denver Nuggets are the best shooting team in the NBA with 50% of their field goals made. However, shooting just 3% less against the Mavericks cost the Nuggets the match. In any case, coach Michael Malone needs to put his team back on track and end this losing streak.
Portland seem to be in better form recently winning their previous two games while its the contrary for Denver. Playing in front of the hoe crowd, the Trail Blazers will use this advantage to improve their record, thus, we predict a home win.
Butler and Johnson are questionable for the Blazers while Little is out till January 14.
For the Nuggets, Porter is out and Caldwell-Pope, Watson, Gillespie and Green are all doubtful.
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
The Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets 135-110 on 25/10/2022 in Portland.
Where will this match be played?
Friday’s game will be played at Moda Center in Portland.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at 1XBet for Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets.