Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction 2-23-24 Picks

The Denver Nuggets pay a visit to the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center on Friday night. Here’s a Nuggets vs Trail Blazers Prediction.

Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets have been in decent shape as they’ve won six of their last 10 games overall and they will be eager to build some momentum after blowing past the lowly Wizards in a 130-110 home win last night. Michael Porter Jr. led the team with 22 points, 11 rebounds and two assists, Nikola Jokic tallied a triple-double of 21 points with 19 rebounds and 15 assists while Jamal Murray chipped in with 18 points and eight assists. As a team, the Nuggets shot 55 percent from the field and seven of 32 from the 3-point line as they stormed out of the gates with 72 points in the first half and just never looked in danger after taking a 28-point lead.

Portland Trail Blazers

Meanwhile, the Portland Trail Blazers have been in a major slum as they’ve lost eight of their last 10 games overall and they will be hoping to put an end to a six-game slide after getting thrashed by the Timberwolves in an ugly 128-91 loss in their last game heading into the break. Jerami Grant led the team with 20 points, Scoot Henderson added 15 points while Anfernee Simons chipped in with 12 points and six assists on four of 15 shooting. As a team, the Trail Blazers shot just 37 percent from the field and eight of 29 from the 3-point line as they got off to a terrible start and were never a threat after getting outscored by an incredible 44-14 in the first quarter. The Trail Blazers put up a bit of a fight to cut the deficit to just eight points in the second quarter, only to score just 40 points in the second half to get run off the floor in the end.

Portland Trail Blazers Team Facts

• The Trail Blazers have lost each of their last 12 games against Western Conference opponents that held a winning record.
• The road team has covered the spread in each of the Trail Blazers’ last six games.
• Each of the Trail Blazers’ last seven home games against the Nuggets following a home loss have gone UNDER the total points line.

Denver Nuggets Team Facts

• The Nuggets have won 13 of their last 14 night games against teams that held a losing record.
• The Nuggets have failed to cover the spread in each of their last eight games against Northwest Division opponents that held a losing record.
• Eight of the Nuggets’ last nine games against Northwest Division opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.

Nuggets vs Trail Blazers Prediction

The Nuggets could be shorthanded for this one with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope listed as questionable, while the Trail Blazers are still missing Malcolm Brogdon, Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe. The Nuggets are starting to heat up again and I think they can make light work of this severely depleted Trail Blazers team who have little to play for at this stage of the season.