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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets meet at Pepsi Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -6-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
In their last action, Denver was a 97-92 loser on the road against the 76ers. They earned a push of the +5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (189) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Portland won its last outing, a 115-87 result against the Knicks on December 10. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a -9-point favorite, while the 202 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 10-15 SU,11-13-1 ATS
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Portland is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Denver:
Team record: 14-8 SU,10-11-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games
Next up:
Portland at Phoenix Monday, December 16
Denver home to Oklahoma City Saturday, December 14