Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 2/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, February 10, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (32-19) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (22-29) on Monday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Pacers and walked away with a win by a score of 112-89 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 17 and the Pacers recorded 19 fouls. They knocked down 5 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 76.2% at the free throw line by burying 16 of 21 shots. Furthermore, Indiana snagged 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Indiana recorded 25 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. In relation to defending, Portland let their opponent shoot 42.0% from the floor on 34 of 81 shooting. They also recorded 23 dimes in this contest while forcing 19 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 51 with 16 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 16 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 94.1%. Portland ended the contest having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (41 of 92) and converted 14 out of their 37 three-point attempts.

Anfernee Simons is one player who came through in this contest. Simons walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also earned 7 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes and grabbed 3 boards. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Portland will enter this matchup with a mark of 22-29 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Portland is grabbing 43.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,188 dimes on the year, which ranks 27th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 34.4% from downtown (626 of 1,819) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They average 109.1 points per outing (26th in basketball) while hitting 45.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers have forced 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are giving up 36.5% on shots from distance while they are 18th in the league in PPG allowed (114.1). The Trail Blazers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.2% (2,110 of 4,475) and they relinquish 44.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 21st in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,345 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets went home victorious with a score of 144-119 against the Pelicans. The Nuggets earned 38 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Pelicans had 10 fouls for the game which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for 15 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 93.3%. When talking about 3-pointers, Denver knocked down 16 of 43 tries (37.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Nuggets finished 57 out of 100 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.0%. The Nuggets allowed the Pelicans to bury 43 out of 93 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.2% for this game. They shot 34.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 10 of 29 and finished the game at 23 out of 26 from the free throw line (88.5%). In regard to team rebounding, Denver allowed New Orleans to pull down 38 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Michael Porter Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Nuggets for the game. He made 16 of 23 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 69.6%, and had 12 rebounds. Porter scored 39 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and totaled 4 assists for the matchup.

Denver has a record of 32-19 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets are shooting 50.7% from the field, which ranks them 1st in the league. Denver has accumulated 6,172 pts this season (121.0 per contest) and they average 45.5 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 31.2 times per game (1st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 17.4 personal fouls per contest and they hit 77.6% from the charity stripe.

The Denver defense gives up 36.2% on 3-pointers (712 of 1,966) and their opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their foul shots. They relinquish 29.7 assists and 42.4 boards per contest, which is ranked 30th and 5th in basketball. The Nuggets on defense are ranked 24th in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.5. They have forced 13.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (14th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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