Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets Online NBA Betting Picks

The online NBA betting playoffs continues this Monday night with the next round of exciting matchups. Tonight’s Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets contest will help kick off the semifinal round, bringing us one step closer to the season’s finale. The Trail Blazers ripped pas the Thunder in their opening round and are vying to do the same to Denver here. The Nuggets on the other hand, needed all 7 to get past the Spurs and are looking for a more dominant outing this time around. So which side should players learning how to bet on sports take this Monday night?

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets – Monday, April 29^th     

When: 10:30 pm ET

Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

TV: TNT

Stream: Drama on TNT, NBA League Pass

Online NBA Betting Odds:

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Trailblazers	+4 (-110)	215½ (-110)	+155
Nuggets	-4 (-110)	215½ (-110)	-175

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— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) April 28, 2019

Portland Trail Blazers          

The Trail Blazers have to kick this series off on the road this evening. Considering that Portland was 22-21 on the road this season, it comes as no surprise to see them pegged as the underdog here. Looking over the numbers however, it’s clear that Portland has a sizable advantage over Denver. This is because the Trail Blazers finished 6^th in scoring and 14^th in points allowed this past season Comparatively the Nuggets finished 20^th in scoring and 6^th in points allowed.

Although the Nuggets come in with the better defense, Portland’s offense is much, much better than their own. Nevertheless, Portland does come in with Enes Kanter a little banged up as he’s listed as day-to-day at the current moment. On the other hand, the Nuggets come in with a clean bill of health. And that, coupled with their home court advantage, should be enough to steal Game 1 out from under Portland.

Players to Watch: Damian Lillard (33.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 6.0 apg), CJ McCollum (24.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 4.0 apg), and Enes Kanter (13.2 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 2.0 apg).

Denver Nuggets   

The Nuggets had to muster all they can to get past the Spurs in their opening round of the playoffs. In the end, it was a back and forth between the two through all seven games. Despite getting home field advantage in the first two, Denver dropped the first game of the series before bouncing back in Game 2. Nevertheless, they would go 1-1 through Games 3 and 4 on the road. Fortunately they were able to close out the series with a 2-1 record in the final 3 games of the series. So now the only question to ponder is whether that 7-game series has depleted Denver of their reserves. If the Nuggets kick this series off haphazardly, they’ll surely fall at home to Portland.

Players to Watch: Nikola Jokic (23.1 ppg, 12.1 rpg, 9.14 apg), Jamal Murray (19.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.1 apg), and Gary Harris (14.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.4 apg).

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets Betting Predictions

Trends

• The TOTAL has gone OVER in 8 of Portland’s last 12 games against an opponent in the Northwest division
• Portland is 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Western conference.
• Portland is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games this season.
• The TOTAL has gone OVER in 4 of Denver’s last 5 games against Portland.
• Denver is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Portland.
• Denver is 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games against an opponent in the Western conference.

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets Betting Picks

So which side should legal betting fans take in this Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets matchup? All things considered, this one is a bit of a tossup. For example, Portland hasn’t looked that great on the road all season. However, Denver is coming off a grueling series against San Antonio. So which side should you stick with here? Sign up today to make your online betting prediction!

Score Prediction: 122-115 Portland.