Trail Blazers at Nuggets 5/24/21 - NBA Betting Picks & Odds
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets
NBA: 10:00 PM EST
May. 24, 2021
TV: TNT
Latest Odds : DEN -1.5 Total 227
The Trail Blazers are coming here after playing good in their opening game against Denver. The game in the opening of the playoff battle ended up tipping in favor of Portland who won the game by a 123-109 score.
The key thing coming out of the first game is how well the Portland defense did in the opening game. The Nuggets had a great offense that has been playing good on the year, but have not really shown up in the playoffs in the opening game. Granted, 109 points is nothing to laugh at, but still it was off of the season average from Denver.
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Portland ended up being led in the scoring by Lillard who managed to get a total of 34 points in the game, but completed a double-double with 13 assist in the game. The rebounding for the Trail Blazers was led by Nurkiic who pulled down 12 boards.
Denver was led in the scoring by Jokic who ended up getting a total of 34 points. However, like Lillard ended up getting a double-double, but Jokic was the normal wa with 16 boards in the game. The passing was led by Campari and Morris, who came off the bench, to get a total of 5 assist in the game.
Recent Betting Trends:
The Trail Blazers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
The Trail Blazers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against Denver
Denver are 2-5 in their last 7 games ATS.
The Nuggets have went over in 5 out of their last 7 games.
Free Betting Pick: Denver Nuggets -1.5
Portland did look very impressive in the opening game, but the depth for the Trail Blazers could be questioned as the series goes on. In the opening game Portland only used 3 bench players total in the games and that will definitely make it harder for the Trail Blazers to remain competitive on the day and even longer as the series wears on. Look for the Nuggets to take advantage of the fatigue from Portland here and lock down the win. Final Score, Denver Nuggets win 118-110.