Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 11/11/2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 9:00 PM
Pepsi Center in Denver
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets will meet up on Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center in Denver. The Portland Trail Blazers are 4-3 overall; but have lost both their road games this season. For Denver, they are coming into the game with a 1-5 record. After winning their first game of the season, the Nuggets have dropped five straight games. The Nuggets are allowing 108 points per game; only better than the Lakers in the Western Conference. This is the second game featuring these two teams in the last four days.
Denver allowed 116 points in the loss to Portland on November 9th. The Nuggets offense scored 100, and saw 3 players score double figures. Ty Lawson is the leading scorer for Denver, with nearly 14 per game. Lawson scored 18, along with Aaron Affalo in the loss. The Nuggets top rebounder in the loss was Timofey Mozgov, with 16. J.J Hickson has been the leading rebounder in the early going, with 10 per game.
For Portland, they are ranked inside the Top 10 in both rebounds per game, assists per game, and points allowed. The Trail Blazers have used nearly 23 points per game from power forward LaMarcus Aldridge. Robin Lopez is grabbing 8.0 rebounds per game, while Nicolas Batum is passing for 5.7 assists per game. The Trail Blazers used 28 points and 9 rebounds from Alrdige in the win on Sunday
Portland Trail Blazers Betting Trends
Portland Trail Blazers are 5-2-0 Against the Spread
Portland Trail Blazers are 2-5-0 against the Over/Under
Denver Nuggets Betting Trends
Denver Nuggets are 1-5-0 Against the Spread
Denver Nuggets are 3-1-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Portland Trail Blazers
11/10/14 F Nicolas Batum Knee is downgraded to expected to miss Tuesday vs. Charlotte
Denver Nuggets
11/11/14 F Darrell Arthur Suspension Served probable Wednesday vs. Portland
Tony's Pick: Take Portland
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