Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets, Playoffs round 2 game 6. This is the Trail Blazers’ opportunity to take this series to a seventh game. But if they lose tonight, the Nuggets will advance to the next round. This series has not been easy, just a victory at home. The Nuggets hope to finish tonight with the Trail Blazers. Visitors already know how difficult it is to play in Portland, especially after the four overtimes in the first game.
Portland Trail Blazers: All or nothing.
The Trail Blazers lost a game at home against the Nuggets. But the only one they won was with four overtimes included. That shows that the Nuggets will be willing to do everything tonight. The last game was in Denver, another loss for the Trail Blazers 124-98. It has not been easy for the Trail Blazers, but they won the first game of the series and proved that the Nuggets were not invincible.
At home the Trail Blazers are scoring 117.6 points in the playoffs. Four victories and only one defeat since the first round in the playoffs. 42.80 FG points, 78% free throw shots, 12.20 three pointers, 18.80 assists. The defense is number 14 in the league. The Trail Blazers allow up to 112.2 points per game at home, 42.60 FG points, 9.60 three pointers and 22.40 assists.
The ATS record is negative at home with 2-3-0. Only two wins at home during the playoffs in the series against the Thunder. The two games against the Nuggets at home were defeats in the spread despite playing as favorites. In all games the spread did not exceed -4.0 points, including against the Thunder.
Denver Nuggets: This is our night.
The Nuggets on the road have a negative record with two wins and three losses. Two losses in the first series against the Spurs and the last against the Trail Blazers. In the last victory against the Trail Blazers the Nuggets were superior in the field goals with 53.33% and the offensive rebounds with 24.4%. From the bench the Nuggets scored 33 points in Portland.
On the road the Nuggets are scoring an average of 116.2 points per game, 44.00 FG points, 78.2% free throw shots, 12.40 three pointers and 26.20 assists. The defense is number six of the league. The Nuggets are allowing up to 118.6 points per game, 44.00 FG points, 78.1% free throw shots, 9.20 three pointers and 22.60 assists.
The ATS on the road record is positive in the playoffs with 3-2-0. Against the Spurs the team only one spread as underdogs +3.5. Against the Trail Blazers in this round the record is 2-1 in the spread. The last two games the Nuggets were underdogs and kept +4.0 and +3.0 in the spread.
My Free Pick & Prediction for Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets 05/09/2019 is: take the OVER 215.5 (Point Spread).
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