Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/8/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Denver Nuggets are en route to Moda Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Nuggets played the Mavericks and ended up losing by a score of 116-115 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Nuggets ended up with 28 and the Mavericks recorded 32 fouls. They knocked down 17 of their 36 tries from 3-point range. Dallas ended up shooting 87.1% when shooting free throws by burying 27 of 31 shots. In addition, Dallas grabbed 35 rebounds (4 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Dallas recorded 27 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 36 of 72 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Nuggets made 22 of 28 shots for a percentage of 78.6%. Denver finished the game having earned a 51.3% field goal percentage (40 out of 78) and converted 13 out of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Aaron Gordon is a guy who was important in this game. Gordon shot 76.9% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He played 32 mins played and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points on 10 out of 13 shooting.

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Denver will play this game with a record of 14-10 this season. They have an average of 114.8 points per contest (10th in basketball) while hitting 50.0% from the floor. The Nuggets are connecting on 39.7% on three-point attempts (295 of 743) and 74.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Denver is grabbing 42.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 672 assists this season, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.8 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.5 fouls. They relinquish 36.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 17th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.7). The Nuggets are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.9% (1,004 of 2,053) and they relinquish 40.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 18th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 621 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the Trail Blazers took home the win by a final score of 116-100 when they played the Pacers. When it comes to attacking the glass, Portland permitted Indiana to grab 44 in total (12 offensive). They went 30.3% from 3-point land by going 10 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 12 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Pacers to convert 40 of 91 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.0% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Trail Blazers finished the game shooting 42 for 86 from the floor which had them at 48.8%. Regarding shooting from distance, Portland made 17 out of 40 attempts (42.5%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 68.2%. The Pacers earned 22 personal fouls for this contest which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Trail Blazers collected 34 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for the game.

Anfernee Simons pitched in for the Trail Blazers in this contest. Simons racked up 22 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 6 dimes for the contest. He converted 8 of 14 for this game for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Portland has a mark of 13-11 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 46.8% from the field, which has them ranked 17th in the league. Portland has totaled 2,647 points on the campaign (110.3 per contest) and they collect 43.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.8 times per game (20th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.2 times per game. The Trail Blazers commit 19.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.7% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 11th in basketball in PPG given up with 111.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (16th in the NBA). The Portland defense gives up 35.8% on 3-point shots (293 of 818) and opponents are making 78.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.3 dimes and 42.0 boards per contest, which ranks 23rd and 8th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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