Portland (25-21) at Denver (23-23)
When: Monday, January 22nd 2018
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
Time: 9:05 ET | TV: NBCS Northwest, Altitude
Opening Odds: Denver -4.5/212.5
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The Denver Nuggets need to regroup fast as they have fallen out of the playoff picture for the moment and will get a chance to do just that when they continue their long homestand against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. The Nuggets are in danger of falling below .500 for the first time since the opening month of the season, while the Blazers are trending in the other direction and will try for their first four-game winning streak of the season. Portland ended a 3-0 homestand with Saturday’s 117-108 win over Dallas, thanks to the sizzling shooting by Damian Lillard, who hit his first nine shots en route to 31 points. Lillard missed the previous meeting, a 102-85 win for the Nuggets in Portland on December 22nd, but the Blazers captured a 99-82 home win in November. The Nuggets dropped their sixth game in eight tries with a 108-100 loss against lowly Phoenix on Friday to begin a five-game homestand. Jamal Murray scored 30 points but Denver could not recover from a 10-point halftime deficit and fell to 11-3 at home against conference opponents.
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Portland shot 52.3% against the Mavericks on Saturday and have made 50% of their shots or better in five of the last nine games. Lillard is averaging 26.8 points in six games since missing two due to a calf injury, and could be in line for an All-Star nomination. Lillard hasn’t made the All-Star game since the 2014-15 campaign despite two terrific seasons since. The Blazers received almost all of their points on Saturday from the starting five including 26 from shooting guard CJ McCollum, who rebounded from 6-of-18 shooting night against Indiana the previous game. McCollum has gone without a turnover in back-to-back games for the first time this season.
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Head coach Michael Malone was not happy with his team after scoring only 100 against the NBA’s worst defense (112.2). “I can’t coach effort,” Malone told the media. Murray’s 10-for-17 shooting performance was a big contrast from his previous three games when he went 5-for-23. Nikola Jokic, who averages 10.4 rebounds a game, pulled-down 17 against Phoenix and had 18 boards two games ago against Dallas. The Nuggets will get a couple of days off after Monday and will continue their homestand against New York on Thursday.
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Portland is a hard team to figure out, but when they’re going good, you have to jump on them. Same thing when they’re going bad. Lillard is back and healthy and McCollum is always dangerous.
Pick: Blazers +3
- Trail Blazers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 Monday games.
- Trail Blazers are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Trail Blazers are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Trail Blazers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
- Trail Blazers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games.
- Trail Blazers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. Western Conference.
- Trail Blazers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Nuggets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Nuggets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Nuggets are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Nuggets are 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 Monday games.
- Nuggets are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss.
- Nuggets are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss.
- Nuggets are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Nuggets are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Nuggets are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Nuggets are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
- Nuggets are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 6-0 in Trail Blazers last 6 road games.
- Over is 7-0 in Trail Blazers last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 7-0 in Trail Blazers last 7 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 4-0 in Trail Blazers last 4 games following a ATS win.
- Over is 5-0 in Trail Blazers last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Over is 6-0 in Trail Blazers last 6 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 7-1 in Trail Blazers last 8 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Over is 7-1 in Trail Blazers last 8 overall.
- Over is 7-1 in Trail Blazers last 8 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 6-1 in Trail Blazers last 7 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 5-1 in Trail Blazers last 6 games following a straight up win.
- Over is 5-1 in Trail Blazers last 6 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 5-2 in Trail Blazers last 7 Monday games.
- Under is 6-0 in Nuggets last 6 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Under is 6-0 in Nuggets last 6 overall.
- Under is 5-0 in Nuggets last 5 home games.
- Under is 4-0 in Nuggets last 4 games following a straight up loss.
- Under is 5-0 in Nuggets last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 5-0 in Nuggets last 5 vs. Western Conference.
- Under is 4-0 in Nuggets last 4 games following a ATS loss.
- Under is 5-0 in Nuggets last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 5-0 in Nuggets last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 4-0 in Nuggets last 4 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 13-3 in Nuggets last 16 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Over is 18-7-1 in Nuggets last 26 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Denver.
- Favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
- Over is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings.
- Trail Blazers are 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Denver.
