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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Tuesday when the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets meet at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -6.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 231.
In their last action, Denver was a 123-115 loser on the road against the Hawks. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (238) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 132-100 loser as they battled the Suns on the road. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in the match as a +6.5-point underdog, while 232 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 18-12 SU,16-14 ATS
Portland is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Portland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland's last 9 games on the road
Denver:
Team record: 16-14 SU,13-17 ATS
Denver is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Denver's last 16 games
Denver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Los Angeles Friday, February 26
Denver home to Washington Thursday, February 25