Trail Blazers at Nuggets 5/1/19 - NBA Betting Picks & Odds
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets
NBA: 9:00 PM EST
May. 01, 2019
TV: TNT
Latest Odds : DEN -3.5 Total 218
The Portland Trail Blazers play the Denver Nuggets on the road Wednesday in Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference semifinals best of seven series. Portland lost Game 1 of the series on Monday 121-113. Portland committed 18 turnovers with six committed by star Damian Lillard. Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 39 points and Enes Kanter returned from a shoulder injury to score 26.
Denver’s Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 37 points. Denver beat Portland in three of four games during the regular season but only by an accumulated six points. Denver has now won 4 of 5 at home during the postseason after finished the NBA season with the best home won-loss record of 37-4. Denver came up big from the charity stripe hitting 27 of their 31 attempts.
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Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 34.0 points and 6.0 assists per game. Enes Kanter leads the team in rebounds with an average of 9.7 per game. CJ McCollum is second to Lillard in scoring with an average of 23.0 points per game. Enes Kanter is the only other Portland player averaging double-figures in scoring at 15.3 points per game.
Nikola Jokic is leading Denver in scoring, rebounding, and assists with averages of 24.9 points, 11.8 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game. Jamal Murray is the second leading scorer with an average of 19.5 points per game. Two other Denver players are averaging double figures in scoring for the Nuggets.
Recent Betting Trends:
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5
The OVER has cashed in each of the Trail Blazers last 5 versus an opponent with a winning record straight up
Denver is 19-7-1 ATS in its last 27 versus Northwest division opponents
The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Nuggets last 7 versus Northwest division opponents
Free Betting Pick: Denver Nuggets -3.5
Portland has failed to cover 5 of the last 6 played at the Pepsi Center and 7 of the last 8 overall against the Nuggets. Denver could have come out flat after taking seven games to defeat San Antonio in the first round, but playing in front of an emotional home crowd did just the opposite to win Game 1 and that momentum will continue in Game 2. Final Score Prediction, Denver Nuggets win and cover ATS 114-108