Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 2/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, February 2, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (33-16) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (15-33) at Ball Arena on Friday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Bucks and earned the victory with a final of 119-116 in their last contest. Portland finished the game having earned a 53.3% field goal percentage (49 of 92) and knocked down 12 out of their 28 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 9 of their 9 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 26 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 48.9% from the floor on 45 of 92 shooting. Milwaukee distributed 27 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Milwaukee totaled 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 1 block. Milwaukee walked away from this one shooting 72.2% at the free throw line by burying 13 of their 18 tries. They buried 13 of 45 attempts from 3-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 20 while the Bucks had 17 personal fouls.

Anfernee Simons is a player who had an impact in the game. He racked up 24 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. Simons finished the game shooting 52.6% from the field and recorded 5 dimes.

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Portland will play this game with a win-loss record of 15-33 so far this year. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is collecting 41.6 boards per game and has accounted for 1,088 assists for the season, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are shooting 35.5% from downtown (580 of 1,636) and 79.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 108.5 pts per game (29th in the league) while going 44.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They surrender 34.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 18th in the league in PPG from their opponents (116.7). The Trail Blazers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.5% (2,074 of 4,194) and they relinquish 44.6 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 24th in the league in allowing assists with 1,321 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Nuggets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-100 when they faced the Thunder. The Nuggets were able to corral 35 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 47 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Thunder committed 14 personal fouls for the game which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 11 of them for a percentage of 68.8%. In the matter of three-point shots, Denver made 15 of 37 attempts (40.5%). When all was said and done, the Nuggets ended up shooting 37 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.8%. The Nuggets allowed the Thunder to convert 37 of their 87 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.5% for the game. They wrapped up this game 42.3% from downtown by going 11 out of 26 and ended up going 20 out of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Denver allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 53 overall (15 offensive).

Aaron Gordon was important for the Nuggets in this matchup. He made 7 out of 16 in this game for a field goal rate of 43.8%, and had 13 rebounds. Gordon earned 16 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and earned 7 assists for this game.

Denver has a record of 33-16 for the year. The Nuggets are committing 18.8 fouls per game and they shoot 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 28.7 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. Denver has accounted for 5,622 points for the season (114.7 per contest) and they pull in 44.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Nuggets are shooting 49.4% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the league.

The Denver defense gives up 36.2% on shots from distance (556 of 1,537) and their opposition knocks down 78.6% of their foul shots. They allow 25.6 assists and 41.9 boards every game, which ranks them 7th and 6th in the league. The Nuggets are ranked 4th in the league in PPG given up with 110.8. They have forced 12.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the floor (9th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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