Trail Blazers at Nuggets 5/12/19 - NBA Betting Odds & Picks
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets
NBA: 3:30 PM EST
May. 12, 2019
TV: abc
Latest Odds : DEN -5.5 Total 212.5
The Portland Trail Blazers head to Mile High City on Sunday to play the Denver Nuggets in a winner take all Game 7 of their NBA Western Conference semifinals best of seven series. The series is tied at 3-3 after Portland defeated the Nuggets at home 119-108 in Game 6 Thursday night. Damian Lillard led Portland with 32 points to help stave off elimination.
Nikola Jokic led Denver in the loss with 29 points and 12 boards. Jamal Murray played very well in the loss scoring 24 points and pulling down 10 rebounds for the Nuggets. Denver was taken to a full seven games in its first round series with San Antonio, before winning and moving on. Denver won 3 of 4 against Portland in the regular season.
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Damian Lillard leads Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 29.8 points and 5.8 assists per game. Enes Kanter is leading the team in rebounds with an average of 10.4 per game. CJ McCollum is second to Lillard in scoring with an average of 24.5 points per game. Enes Kanter and Rodney Hood are the only other Portland players averaging double figures in scoring.
Nikola Jokic leads Denver in scoring, rebounding, and assists with averages of 24.8 points, 13.0 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game. Jamal Murray is the second leading scorer with an average of 21.6 points per game. Two other Denver players are averaging double figures in scoring besides Jokic and Murray.
Recent Betting Trends:
Portland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 on the road
The OVER has cashed in each of the Trail Blazers last 4
Denver is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 played on 2 days rest
The OVER has cashed in each of the Nuggets last 4 in Western Conference play
Free Betting Pick: Denver Nuggets -5.5
Denver is in the same situation it was in during the first round being forced into a Game 7 at home. The Nuggets responded by defeating San Antonio and look for the same versus Portland. Denver has covered the number in 5 of the last 8 at home versus Portland and 9 of the last 13 overall against the Trail Blazers. Final Score Prediction, Denver Nuggets win and cover ATS 112-103