Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers 6/3/2021 NBA Odds and Picks

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Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers 6/3/2021 – Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers will enter their game six in the best-of-seven series as they continue to battle from Moda Center at the Rose Quarter in Portland, Oregon. The Nuggets have taken the lead ahead of the Trail Blazers with a 3-2 record. Denver will need to win one of their two remaining games in the season. As for the Trail Blazers, they will need to win both their remaining games to knock out the Nuggets. The NBA predictions tonight have all the odds and details available online for this exciting game.

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The Nuggets took their lead ahead of the Trail Blazers after scoring 147 and restricting them to 140 in their last game. Denver did well to convert 20 of their 44 long-distance attempts. The Nuggets are now one game away from the Western Conference Semifinals. Nikola Jokic tossed in 38 points with 11 boards and nine assists in their success. The other notable player was Michael Porter Jr. with 26 points and 12 boards for Denver. The Nuggets will do their best to defeat Portland in this sixth installment.

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Players to watch: N. Jokic C 5 GP 5 GS 35 MIN 32.4 PTS 3.6 OR 7.4 DR 11 REB 4.2 AST 0.4 STL 0.8 BLK 2.2 TO 2.6 PF 1.9 AST/TO 30.31 PER

M. Porter Jr. SF 5 GP 5 GS 34.8 MIN 17.4 PTS 1.4 OR 5.6 DR 7 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0.4 BLK 2.2 TO 3.2 PF 0.5 AST/TO 14.94 PER

M. Morris PG 5 GP 0 GS 28.8 MIN 14 PTS 0.4 OR 2.4 DR 2.8 REB 5.2 AST 1 STL 0.2 BLK 1 TO 1.2 PF 5.2 AST/TO 16.81 PER.

The Portland Trail Blazers battled hard against Denver and were successful in two games. In their fourth game, the Trail Blazers scored 115 and gave up 95 to the Nuggets. Last night was a disaster as they surrendered those extra points to the Nuggets. Portland converted 21 of their 48 shooting attempts from the three-point radar. Damian Lillard was the most impressive with a game-high of 55 points after going 12 for 17 with his shooting attempts. Robert Covington contributed 19 with 11 boards in their loss.

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Players to watch D. Lillard PG 5 GP 5 GS 41 MIN 35.6 PTS 0.2 OR 4.2 DR 4.4 REB 9.6 AST 0.8 STL 0.8 BLK 1.6 TO 1.6 PF 6 AST/TO 31.32 PER

C. McCollum SG 5 GP 5 GS 40.2 MIN 20.6 PTS 1 OR 5.4 DR 6.4 REB 4.6 AST 0.4 STL 0.6 BLK 2.2 TO 4 PF 2.1 AST/TO 12.92 PER

N. Powell SF 5 GP 5 GS 36.8 MIN 17 PTS 0.4 OR 1.4 DR 1.8 REB 2 AST 0.8 STL 1.2 BLK 1.2 TO 2.4 PF 1.7 AST/TO 13.84 PER.

Denver Nuggets

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver’s last 6 games.
Denver are 12-6 SU in their last 18 games.
Nuggets are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games against Portland.
Denver are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games against Portland.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Denver’s last 20 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Denver’s last 10 games when playing on the road against Portland.
Denver are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games this season.
Nuggets are 13-7 SU in their last 20 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Denver are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games played on a Thursday.

Portland Trail Blazers

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland’s last 6 games.
Portland are 12-5 SU in their last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland’s last 6 games against Denver.
Portland are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland’s last 10 games when playing at home against Denver.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland’s last 5 games this season.
Portland are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Trail Blazers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games when playing as the favourite.
Portland are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games played on a Thursday when playing at home.

Injuries

Denver Nuggets

Will Barton SG Hamstring is downgraded to OUT Thursday vs Portland
Jamal Murray PG ACL is out for season
PJ Dozier PG Groin is out indefinitely

Portland Trail Blazers

Zach Collins PF Ankle is out for season

Portland Trail Blazers are not easy to defeat and Denver is missing out on Will Barton due to his right hamstring. The NBA best bets today favor the Trail Blazers to win this game and rebound from their last defeat.

Moneyline: The ML set for the Nuggets is +160 and the ML for the Trail Blazers is -180.

ATS: A spread of +4 (-111) is set for the Nuggets and a spread of -4 (-111) is set for Portland.

TOTALs: The total will go over 228.5 (-110) for Denver and the same will go under for Portland.

Score Prediction: 118 – 109, Trail Blazers

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