Portland Blazers at Denver Nuggets Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 12/1/2014
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 9:00 PM
Pepsi Center in Denver
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On Tuesday night, the Portland Trail Blazers will be going for their fifth road win in a row when they face the Denver Nuggets.
The Blazers have already beaten the Nuggets twice this season, winning both games by at least 16 points. In their game on November 12, Portland shot 51.1 percent from the field against the Nuggets and beat them 130-113 in Denver.
Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson has averaged 13.6 points and 5.6 assists per game in 18 games against Portland in his career. Power forward Kenneth Faried has notched 10.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game against the Blazers, while center Timofey Mozgov has scored 6.7 points per game against them while grabbing 5.8 rebounds per game.
The Blazers have now won 10 out of their last 11 games after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-93 on Sunday. They did turn the ball over 18 times in that win, but they also came away with a huge 54-43 rebounding advantage.
Through their first 17 games, the Blazers are near the top of the league in scoring with 104.2 points per game. Power forward LaMarcus Aldridge has a 22.4 PER this season by averaging 21.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Point guard Damian Lillard has also had a strong start to the year by averaging 19.9 points and 6.8 assists per game.
Portland Trail Blazers Betting Trends
Portland Trail Blazers are 11-5-1 Against the Spread
Portland Trail Blazers are 7-10-0 against the Over/Under
Denver Nuggets Betting Trends
Denver Nuggets are 7-8-1 Against the Spread
Denver Nuggets are 8-5-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Portland Trail Blazers
12/01/14 G Damian Lillard Illness probable Tuesday vs. Denver
12/01/14 G Will Barton Illness "?" Tuesday vs. Denver
11/18/14 G C.J. McCollum Finger out indefinitely
Denver Nuggets
12/01/14 F Darrell Arthur Knee probable Monday vs. Utah
12/01/14 C JaVale McGee Leg is upgraded to probable Monday vs. Utah
11/25/14 G Randy Foye Quad out indefinitely
Tony's Pick: Take Denver
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