Trail Blazers at Nuggets 5/7/19 - NBA Betting Picks & Odds
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets
NBA: 10:30 PM EST
May. 07, 2019
TV: TNT
Latest Odds : DEN -4.5 Total 213.5
The Portland Trail Blazers visit Mile High City on Tuesday to play Game 5 of their NBA Western Conference semifinals best of seven series against the Denver Nuggets. The series is tied 2-2 after Portland was beaten at home on Sunday 116-112 by the Nuggets. In the loss, CJ McCollum led the Trail Blazers with 29 points, while Damian Lillard scored 28.
Nikola Jokic posted another triple-double for the Nuggets in the win with 21 points, 12 boards and 11 assists. Leading the Nuggets in scoring was Jamal Murray with 34 points including shooting 11-for-11 from the charity stripe. The Nuggets bounced back well from their 4-overtime loss on Friday to the Trail Blazers.
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Damian Lillard leads Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 30.4 points and 6.1 assists per game. Enes Kanter is leading the team in rebounds with an average of 10.2 per game. CJ McCollum is second to Lillard in scoring with an average of 25.3 points per game. Enes Kanter and Al-Farouq Aminu are also averaging double-figures in scoring for Portland.
Nikola Jokic leads Denver in scoring, rebounding, and assists with averages of 24.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game. Jamal Murray is the second leading scorer with an average of 21.7 points per game. Two other Denver players are averaging double figures in scoring.
Recent Betting Trends:
Portland is 22-10 ATS in its last 32 on 1 day’s rest
The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Trail Blazers last 7 versus an opponent with a winning record straight up
Denver is 20-8-1 ATS in its last 29 versus Northwest Division opponents
The UNDER has cashed in 14 of the Nuggets last 18 at home
Free Betting Pick: Denver Nuggets -4.5
Denver has covered the number in 4 of the last 5 at home versus Portland. The Nuggets bounced back well on the road with a win on Sunday after losing a tough game in four overtimes just two days before and will be playing on their home court in Pepsi Center where during the regular season the Nuggets were 37-4 straight up. Final Score Prediction, Denver Nuggets win and cover ATS 112-105