The Portland Trail Blazers (42-30, 2-3) are 5-point favorites heading into a decisive Game 6 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets (47-25, 3-2) at Moda Center on Thursday, starting at 8:00 PM ET on TNT. The Nuggets lead the series 3-2.
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How to Watch
Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: TNT
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Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets Betting Data
Trail Blazers vs Nuggets Betting Information
Favorite |
Spread |
Favorite Spread Odds |
Underdog Spread Odds |
Total |
Over Total Odds |
Under Total Odds |
Trail Blazers |
-5 |
-110 |
-110 |
227.5 |
-110 |
-110 |
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Trail Blazers Betting Data
- Portland beat the spread more often than not this year, going 40-37 against the spread.
- The Trail Blazers have fared well as a 5-point favorite, going 13-7 against the spread when favored by at least 5 points.
- Portland and its opponents have hit the over in 51.9% of games (40 out of 77 matchups).
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Nuggets Betting Data
- Denver has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 37-40.
- The Nuggets are 17-14 against the spread this season when they're at least 5-point underdogs.
- Denver has hit the over in 43 of 77 games this season (55.8%).
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Point Total Insights
- In Portland's matchups this season, the Trail Blazers and their opponents have eclipsed Thursday's over/under of 227.5 points 44 times (57.1% of opportunities).
- In 38 out of Denver's 77 games this season (49.4%), the competing teams combined for more points than the total in Thursday's matchup.
- Together, the two teams combine for 231.8 points per game, 4.3 points more than the total of 227.5 for this contest.
- These two teams give up a combined 225.5 points per game, 2.0 points less than this contest's over/under.
- On average, the Trail Blazers have seen a 231.1 over/under in their games this season, 3.6 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- Nuggets' games have an over/under of 226.2 points this season, 1.3 points fewer than the total points bet for this contest.
Previous Matchups
Denver has won a majority of its last 10 games against Portland, going 6-4, while the Trail Blazers perform better against the spread, putting together a 6-4 record ATS in those contests against the Nuggets.
Trail Blazers vs Nuggets in 2020-21
Date |
Favorite |
Home Team |
Spread |
Total |
Favorite Moneyline |
Underdog Moneyline |
Game Type |
Result |
6/1/2021 |
Nuggets |
Nuggets |
-2 |
226 |
-127 |
107 |
Playoffs |
147-140 DEN |
5/29/2021 |
Trail Blazers |
Trail Blazers |
-4.5 |
227.5 |
-198 |
165 |
Playoffs |
115-95 POR |
5/27/2021 |
Trail Blazers |
Trail Blazers |
-3.5 |
227 |
-165 |
138 |
Playoffs |
120-115 DEN |
5/24/2021 |
Nuggets |
Nuggets |
-2 |
224.5 |
-130 |
108 |
Playoffs |
128-109 DEN |
5/22/2021 |
Nuggets |
Nuggets |
-1 |
226 |
-115 |
-106 |
Playoffs |
123-109 POR |
5/16/2021 |
Trail Blazers |
Trail Blazers |
-8.5 |
230 |
-396 |
306 |
Regular Season |
132-116 POR |
4/21/2021 |
Nuggets |
Trail Blazers |
-2 |
230 |
-128 |
107 |
Regular Season |
106-105 DEN |
2/23/2021 |
Nuggets |
Nuggets |
-6 |
232 |
-241 |
196 |
Regular Season |
111-106 DEN |
8/6/2020 |
Trail Blazers |
Nuggets |
-4.5 |
229.5 |
-200 |
165 |
Regular Season |
125-115 POR |
2/4/2020 |
Nuggets |
Nuggets |
-4.5 |
225.5 |
-190 |
158 |
Regular Season |
127-99 DEN |
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Trail Blazers Players to Watch
- The leader in points and assists for the Trail Blazers is Damian Lillard, who scores 28.8 points and dishes out 7.5 assists per game.
- Portland's best rebounder is Enes Kanter, who averages 11.0 boards per game in addition to his 11.2 PPG average.
- Lillard makes more threes per game than any other member of the Trail Blazers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 4.1 per contest.
- Robert Covington is Portland's leader in steals and blocks, racking up 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.
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Nuggets Players to Watch
- Nikola Jokic has the top spot on the Nuggets leaderboards for scoring (26.4 per game), rebounds (10.8 per game), and assists (8.3 per game).
- Michael Porter Jr. is the top scorer from deep for the Nuggets, hitting 2.8 threes per game.
- Denver's leader in steals is Jokic (1.3 per game), and its leader in blocks is JaVale McGee (1.2 per game).
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Injury Report
Trail Blazers:
Zach Collins: Out For Season (Ankle)
Nuggets:
Will Barton: Out (Hamstring),
Jamal Murray: Out For Season (Knee),
PJ Dozier: Out (Adductor)