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One of the top matchups on Monday night’s NBA slate is a Northwest Division tilt between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets. Tip-off from the Pepsi Center set for 9 p.m. with Denver holding the straight-up 2-1 edge in the season series.
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Portland at Denver Overview<br />
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The Trail Blazers are pretty much locked in as the No. 3 seed for the opening round the Western Conference playoffs at 48-32, but a victory on Monday night would seal the deal. They have lost the first three games on this four-game road trip SU while going 1-2 against the spread. Portland closed as a five-point road underdog in Saturday's 116-105 loss to San Antonio with the total going OVER (203) for the fourth time in its last six games. Despite the recent road losses, it is still 5-3 ATS in its last eight road games.
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Damian Lillard went 11-for-22 from the field while connecting on six of his 12 shots from three-point range as part of his team-high 33 points in Saturday’s loss. He continues to lead Portland in scoring with an average of 26.8 points per game as well as in assists with 6.6. He missed Thursday’s game against Houston with an ankle injury, but that did not appear to be a factor against the Spurs. The Trail Blazers are ranked 16th in the NBA in scoring with 106.1 PPG, but they move to fifth on defense in points allowed (103.3)
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Denver is tied with Minnesota for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West at 45-35 heading into Monday night’s must-win matchup. The Nuggets have helped their cause with a SU five-game winning streak, but they have been tough on bettors lately at 3-4 ATS over their last seven games. They managed to cover with ease on Saturday as 3.5-point road favorites in a 134-115 romp against the Los Angeles Clippers. The total has now gone OVER or ended as a PUSH in five of Denver’s last seven games.
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Seven different players ended Saturday's game in double figures in a total team effort by the Nuggets. Forward Will Barton led the way with 31 points while going 11-for-15 from the field. Center Nikola Jokic has been Denver's top scorer this season with 18.3 PPG, and he added 23 points to the winning cause against the Clippers. The was the most points the Nuggets have scored since a late-March road win against Chicago to raise their scoring average on the year to 110.3 points, which is ranked sixth in the league.
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Portland at Denver Betting Trends<br />
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The Trail Blazers are 8-1-1 ATS in their last 10 Monday games, and they are 16-5-1 ATS in their last 22 division games. The total has stayed UNDER in eight of their last 11 games played on Monday.
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The Nuggets have gone 6-1-1 ATS in their last eight games in their division, but they have failed to cover in four of their last five games following a SU win. The total has gone OVER in nine of their last 12 home games.
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Head-to-head in this division clash, the home team is 3-1-1 ATS in the last five meetings with the total going OVER in four of the previous five meetings in Denver.
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