Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Picks and Prediction February 2nd, Odds, Game Info, Injury Report, Where to Watch and H2H

The defending champion Denver Nuggets take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night hoping to bounce back after a close 105:100 road loss to the OKC Thunder. The Nuggets are 19-4 when playing at home, but the Blazers have won their last 2 games. Can they pull off the upset here?

Our basketball expert Milan Stanojic gives his 2 cents on the upcoming game as well as a solid value betting pick. You can also find the game info, stats, injury report, betting odds and more in the article below.

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In this article:

• Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Pick
• Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Betting Odds
• Game Info
• Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Stats
• Injury Report
• Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers H2H
• Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Where to Watch
• Safer Gambling

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Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Pick

The Nuggets are coming off a close loss to the OKC Thunder and I expect them to bounce back here at home with a show of force against the 14th team in the conference. However, Nikola Jokic is listed as Questionable with a lower back injury which has been bugging him for quite some time now.

Jokic doesn’t like to take a lot of shots when they are playing against lower-end teams and this combined with his injury (If he plays) should result in him passing the ball more than attacking the basket. I like the under in this spot and I would suggest going to Murray if you want to back an over.

• Expert Pick: Jokic Under 26.5 Points
• Best odds: 1.86
• Bookmaker: Bet365
• Stake: 1/10

Go with our tip at bet365

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Betting Odds

Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers BETTING ODDS
bet365 Odds	Moneyline	Over/Under 220.5	Handicap +/-11.5
Denver Nuggets	1.14	Over 1.90	1.90
Portland Trail Blazers	6.00	Under 1.90	1.90

Odds available as of February 2nd 2024. Odds may now differ.

Go with our tip at bet365

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Trends

• The Nuggets have hit the Moneyline in 50 of their last 70 games
• The Nuggets have won 8 of their last 10 home games
• The Trail Blazers have only won 1 of their last 5 games on the road
• The Trail Blazers have only covered the spread in 3 of their last 10 road games
• Only 9 of the Nuggets’ 23 home games have gone Over the predicted total points mark

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Game Info

• Game Date: Saturday, February 3rd
• Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
• Arena: Ball Arena
• Time: 03:00 (CET)

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Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Stats

Stats	PPG	AST	REB	TO	BLK	3-Pt%	FG%
Nuggets	114.7	28.7	44.0	12.5	5.4	37.00%	49.40%
Trail Blazers	108.5	22.7	41.6	14.9	4.5	35.50%	44.00%

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Injury Report

Nuggets:

• Nikola Jokic is Questionable with a lower back injury.
• Jamal Murray is listed as Probable with a left knee contusion
• Julian Strawther is Questionable with a right knee contusion
• Payton Watson is Probable with a left knee contusion

Trail Blazer:

• Shaedon Sharpe is expected to be out until February 2nd with abdomen issues
• Moses Brown will sit out until February 23rd with a wrist injury
• Robert Williams III is out for the season with a knee injury

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Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers H2H

The trail Blazers lead their H2H encounters against the Nuggets by 102:93. However, the Nuggets have dominated this match-up in recent seasons, leading the series 8-3 over the last 3 seasons.

Last season, Denver won 3 of their games against the Blazers, only losing the first one in Portland by 135-110.

This will be their first encounter of the 2023/24 NBA season.

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Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Where to Watch

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SAFER GAMBLING

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