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Basketball | Thursday, December 8, 2022 2:53 PM

Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Best Bet: Nuggets to Snap Losing Streak

Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Best Bet: Nuggets to Snap Losing Streak
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Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Best Bet: Thursday, December 8th

The Denver Nuggets have lost 3 consecutive games after suffering a loss to the Mavericks on Tuesday in a close 116-115 game. The Trail Blazers have risen through the standings and are now sitting at a very good 13-11 record in the Western Conference.

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The Trail Blazers have won their last 2 games, interestingly scoring the same amount of points, 116 – against the Pacers and the Jazz. They are one of the worst home teams in the league, sitting at a .500 record with 5W 5L on the home court this season.

D. Lillard has, as always, shown an inconsistent offensive game this season, and we believe their old rivals from the conference will be able to stop him. The Blazers’ main weapon will probably be A. Simmons, who is scoring 25 PPG this season since Lillard has been sitting out. For tonight, they will not be missing any key players.

The Nuggets have been on a 3 game-losing streak. Although those games have been mostly close, they have not managed to stay focused for the full 48 minutes. Mike Malone will have to transfer a sense of urgency to his players tonight since the Nuggets are playing to hold on to their 4th Western Conference spot.

In a 3 losing game stretch, the Nuggets have been the bottom-last team in the league.
Their offence is clicking, they are in a respectful 8th place with an offensive rating of 114.8, and their Assisted basket percentage is the 3rd best in the league with 62%. All of this means they have a lot of offensive potential. We bet on them tonight because we believe they will start to hit the open shots they have been missing recently.
The Nuggets have an injury problem only with K. Caldwell-Pope (left heel strain), who is at the moment Probable for tonight’s game. Also, the Nuggets vs Blazers rivalry has been one of the most interesting ones in the 2020s. I believe all of the contestants will be in their peek tonight, and Jokic and Murray will come out ahead.


Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Best Bet

The Nuggets have won 6 out of their last 10 away games against the Trail Blazers. Even this season, the Blazers are one of the worst home teams in the league. We do not give any advantage to them because of home court and having this in mind, we believe Denver’s offensive quality and synergy will be able to overcome the Blazers tonight.

  • Selection: Nuggets to Win
  • Best Odds: 1.94 (Pinnacle)
  • Stakes: 3/10

Odds as of 3:00 pm December 8th, 2022. Odds may now differ.


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