Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 2/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (35-19) host the Portland Trail Blazers (23-31) at Ball Arena on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers played the Nuggets and took a loss by a final of 146-117 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 20 and the Nuggets had 23 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 25 attempts from 3-point land. Denver finished the contest at 90.0% at the charity stripe by making 18 of 20 attempts. Moreover, Denver pulled down 38 rebounds (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Denver recorded 44 dimes and had 12 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 65.9% from the floor on 60 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 33 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 22 of 26 tries for a rate of 84.6%. Portland finished the contest with a 45.5% FG percentage (40 out of 88) and buried 15 of their 37 3-point shots.

Dalano Banton is a guy who played a role in this contest. Banton finished the game shooting 37.5% from the field and also earned 6 assists. He played for 28 minutes and snagged 1 board. He totaled 22 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

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Portland will enter this game with a mark of 23-31 on the season. They have an average of 109.0 points per outing (26th in the NBA) while connecting on 45.0% from the field. The Trail Blazers are shooting 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (664 of 1,931) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Portland is pulling down 43.6 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,256 assists on the year, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 16.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.4 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.4% from beyond the arc while they are 19th in the NBA in PPG allowed (114.5). The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 47.5% (2,250 of 4,736) and they surrender 44.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 23rd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,433 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Nuggets got the win with a final of 146-117 against the Trail Blazers. The Nuggets were able to pull down 32 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this game. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 12 steals in this game. The Trail Blazers earned 20 personal fouls for this contest which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 90.0%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Denver made 8 out of their 25 tries (32.0%). Overall, the Nuggets finished shooting 60 out of 91 from the field which had them shooting 65.9%. The Nuggets allowed the Trail Blazers to convert 40 out of their 88 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.5% in the matchup. They finished 40.5% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 15 of 37 and finished the contest at 22 of 26 at the charity stripe (84.6%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Denver permitted Portland to snag 33 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Nikola Jokic ended up being a factor for the Nuggets for the game. Jokic recorded 40 points in his 31 mins on the court and totaled 8 assists in this matchup. He made 15 of 22 for the game for a field goal rate of 68.2%, and added 7 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 35-19 this season. As an offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 50.9% from the floor, which ranks 1st in the NBA. Denver has totaled 6,552 points for the year (121.3 per game) and they pull down 45.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 31.4 times per contest (1st in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. The Nuggets commit 17.5 fouls per game and they go 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Nuggets are ranked 24th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 115.8. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the field (11th in the NBA). The Denver defense concedes 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (749 of 2,084) and opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their foul shots. They allow 29.4 assists and 42.2 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 30th and 3rd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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