Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 2/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Sunday, February 4, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+13)

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (34-16) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (15-34) on Sunday. Portland opens as 13-point dogs. The total is 236.

The Trail Blazers played the Nuggets and went home with a loss by a final score of 120-108 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 16 while the Nuggets racked up 20 personal fouls. They also converted 12 of their 36 attempts from 3-point range. Denver ended up going 94.1% at the free throw line by making 16 of their 17 attempts. On top of that, Denver grabbed 48 rebounds (16 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Denver recorded 34 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 50.5% from the field on 46 out of 91 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled 37 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers buried 24 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Portland wrapped up the game with a 46.3% field goal percentage (37 of 80) and converted 10 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land.

Scoot Henderson is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 30 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. Henderson shot 53.3% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Portland heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 15-34 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 108.5 points per game (29th in the NBA) while shooting 44.0% from the field. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 35.5% from downtown (590 of 1,664) and 79.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland is pulling in 41.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,102 dimes on the year, which ranks 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.4 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers have forced 14.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 24th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,355 surrendered this season. The Trail Blazers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 49.5% (2,120 of 4,285) and they relinquish 44.6 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 34.0% on shots from distance and they rank 17th in the league in PPG allowed (116.7).

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets went home victorious with a score of 120-108 when they faced the Trail Blazers. The Nuggets earned 32 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 3 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers were called for 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of them for a clip of 94.1%. In reference to shooting from distance, Denver made 12 out of 36 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Nuggets went 46 for 91 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.5%. The Nuggets permitted the Trail Blazers to bury 37 of 80 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.3% for the matchup. They finished shooting 35.7% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 28 and finished the game at 24 of 30 from the free throw line (80.0%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Denver allowed Portland to get 37 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Nikola Jokic ended up being important for the Nuggets for this game. Jokic had 27 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accounted for 12 assists for this contest. He converted 11 of 16 for this game giving him a rate of 68.8%, and earned 22 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 34-16 for the season. The Nuggets commit 18.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 28.8 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. Denver has accounted for 5,742 pts on the year (114.8 per contest) and they grab 44.1 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Nuggets are connecting on 49.4% from the field, which ranks them 6th in the NBA.

The Denver defense allows 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (566 of 1,565) and opponents are connecting on 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 25.3 assists and 41.8 rebounds per contest, which is 7th and 6th in the league. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 4th in basketball in PPG given up with 110.7. They are able to force 12.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (9th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland (+13)

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