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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets
The division rival Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets are set to renew hostilities on Monday when they meet at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -9.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
Denver won its last outing, a 122-105 result against the Suns on February 08. The Nuggets covered in that game as a -7-point favorite, while the 227 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland was a 114-98 loser in its last match on the road against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 212 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Portland:
Team record: 23-30 SU,31-22 ATS
Portland is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games
Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Denver:
Team record: 34-19 SU,27-25-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games
Next up:
Portland at Denver Wednesday, February 12