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Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 23, 2022 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Ball Arena — Denver, CO

Article updated Dec 22, 2:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Portland is on the road playing Denver at the Ball Arena stadium on Friday, 12/23/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Denver -5.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

Portland is on the road playing Denver at the Ball Arena stadium on Friday, 12/23/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Denver -5.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Portland Highlights

With a power ranking of 11, Portland is ranked #18 in offense (scoring an average of 112.58 per game), #12 in defense (allowing an average of 112.06 points to be scored against them per game) and are 17-15 (20-12 ATS) this season.

Denver Highlights

Denver Nuggets has a power ranking of 17 and are #9 for offense (scoring an average of 115.43 per game), #17 for defense (giving up an average of 112.06 points per game) and 19-11 (13-17 ATS) overall. Portland went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Denver.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be POR 122, DEN 111. 54% of SportsJaw players predict Denver Nuggets to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Denver will win, portland will cover, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Trail Blazers 106 to Nuggets 128.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Trail Blazers 106 to Nuggets 128.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Trail Blazers vs Nuggets archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Trail Blazers vs Nuggets matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Portland Trail Blazers+185 → +182Moved
  • Moneyline · Denver Nuggets-215 → -212Moved
  • Spread · Portland Trail Blazers+5.5 (-110) → +5.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Denver Nuggets-5.5 (-110) → -5.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over232 (-110) → 233 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under232 (-110) → 233 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Portland Trail Blazers
2-0 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Denver Nuggets
1-2 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-22T19:14:11.235Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-12-08Denver Nuggets 121 · Portland Trail Blazers 120
  • 2022-10-24Denver Nuggets 110 · Portland Trail Blazers 135
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Denver Nuggets defeated Portland Trail Blazers 120-107

Denver Nuggets defeated Portland Trail Blazers 120-107 on December 23, 2022, a 13-point decision in the series. Denver Nuggets' strongest period was the 3rd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 35-16. Against SportsJaw's recorded Portland Trail Blazers +5.5 (-110) spread, Denver Nuggets covered, while the 227 combined points finished under the recorded total of 233.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DawhizSpread · Portland Trail Blazers +5.5 (-110)Loss
  • JaredkuntzSpread · Denver Nuggets -4.5 (-110)Win
  • MauriceJonesTotal · Under 234.5 (-110)Win
  • JohnnywalkerSpread · Portland Trail Blazers +4.5 (-110)Loss
  • PremierPicksSpread · Denver Nuggets -5 (-110)Win
  • MrshinySpread · Portland Trail Blazers +5 (-110)Loss
  • MrshinyMoneyline · Portland Trail Blazers +165Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Portland Trail Blazers +4.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 232.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Portland Trail Blazers +4.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Denver Nuggets -4.5 (-110)Win
  • DouwannaSpread · Portland Trail Blazers +4.5 (-110)Loss
  • SimonsaysSpread · Denver Nuggets -4.5 (-110)Win
  • TowerTalkSportsTotal · Over 232.5 (-110)Loss
  • MalakhovMoneyline · Denver Nuggets -185Win