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Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trail Blazers meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -8.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
Portland was a 116-109 loser in its last match on the road against the Suns. They covered the +11.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 225 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Nuggets were a 130-129 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Kings. They covered the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (259) made winners of OVER bettors.
Denver:
Team record: 14-10 SU,10-13-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Denver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Denver's last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 8-18 SU,14-12 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Next up:
Denver at New Orleans Sunday, December 22
Portland at San Antonio Saturday, December 21