The Denver Nuggets are 7-1 straight up and 6-1-1 against the spread in their last eight games against the Portland Trail Blazers after defeating them 121-113 in Game 1 of this series. The Nuggets will try to take a 2-0 series lead on Wednesday night with another win over the Trail Blazers.
Nuggets host Trail Blazers as Game 2 betting favorites
The Denver Nuggets look to increase their series lead Wednesday facing the Portland Trail Blazers as home betting favorites for their Game 2 matchup.
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Denver is a 3.5-point home favorite on the NBA odds for Game 2 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last four games as a betting favorite, the Nuggets are 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS.
Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets
When: Wednesday, May 1, 9:00 p.m. ET
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Betting Line / Total: Denver -3.5 / 219 Points
Denver Nuggets Notes
Nikola Jokic was sensational in the first round of the postseason against the San Antonio Spurs averaging 23.1 points, 12.1 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game. Jokic picked up where he left off in Game 1 against Portland with a 37-point effort in Denver’s 121-113 win.
The Nuggets are three wins away from winning their first two rounds in the postseason for just the third time in the team’s 51-year franchise history.
On the season, the Nuggets are 38-8 SU and 28-18 ATS in 46 games at home per the OddsShark NBA Database.
Portland Trail Blazers Notes
Portland really didn’t play that badly in Game 1, scoring 113 points on the road led by Damian Lillard’s 39 points. Enes Kanter was also able to play through a shoulder injury and be effective with 26 points and seven rebounds. The key for the Trail Blazers moving forward will be to find a way to contain Jokic and his impact on the offensive side of the court.
The Trail Blazers are 1-4 ATS in their last five games on the road and 0-6 SU in their last six road games against the Nuggets.
Trail Blazers at Nuggets Betting Total
Wednesday night’s total is set at 219 points at betting sites. The OVER is 5-0 in the last five games between Denver and Portland.
Both of these teams are far stronger at home than they are on the road, so this figures to be a long series if both teams are able to hold serve at home. The pressure is on Portland to steal a game on the road in this series, and the Nuggets would like to keep it that way with another victory in Game 2.
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