Vegas odds for tonight’s Portland Trail Blazers @ Denver Nuggets NBA game are now posted on NSAwins.com and vegas oddsmakers have made the Denver Nuggets a -5 point favorite with the game total set at 202. Denver(48-27) enter tonight’s showdown(airs at 10:35 PM EST on TNT) struggling mightily offensively and has lost five of it’s last six games. The recent losing skid has dropped the Nuggets from the 2nd seed in the Western Conference playoff race to 1.5 games behind Utah and currently the 5th seed. They hold just a 1.5 game lead over 6th seed Oklahoma City. The Nuggets, third in the NBA in scoring with an average of 106.9 points, have scored below 100 seven times in their last eight games. Denver still has a good oppurtunity to cap off the season strong with five of its final seven games at the Pepsi Center, where they’re 17-3 since Jan. 5. Portland (46-29) has won 12 of it’s last 14 games to clinch a playoff berth, and trail the Thunder by just one-half game and the Nuggets by two in the West. Portland’s offense has been the main reason for it’s improved play the past few weeks. The Blazers have tallied 100 points or more 14 times in their last 18 games after they accomplished that feat just 20 times in their first 58 games. The Nuggets have dominated the Blazers at home, as they’ve won 18 of their last 20 home meetings vs Portland, including a 118-106 win March 7 that gave them a 2-1 edge in the season series. NSAwins.com’s expert handicapper Lou Panellu likes Portland to remain on fire and even up the series with a big road win tonight in Denver. Take the +5 points for insurance. You can bet on who you think will win tonight’s Blazers vs Nuggets game at BetUS Sportsbook and get a 100% MATCH BONUS upto $500 FREE on your 1st deposit!(Email [email protected] after you sign up so we can get the special bonus applied to your account.) View the rest of tonight’s NBA lines at NSAwins.com.
