Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets 12/23/2022 Picks

Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets 12/23/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Portland Trail Blazers will go against the Denver Nuggets in NBA action in Ball Arena, CO, on Friday, December 23, 2022, at 9:00 PM ET. Portland lost 12 of its last 20 games after opening the season with a 10-4 record.

The Blazers are a strong club, but for their current unbeaten streak to continue, they will need to play with greater consistency.

A good place to start would be to defeat a Denver squad that has genuine championship hopes. Portland lost to OKC, who only won once in its previous six matches, by a combined margin of five points.

Anfernee Simons produced 12 points on 4-for-11 shooting, while Damian Lillard was limited to 16 points on 6-for-19 shooting in the defeat on Wednesday.

Portland had a better overall field goal and three-point shooting percentage than the Thunder, but they committed 20 turnovers and gave up 52 points in the paint.

The Trail Blazers have the best 3-point shooting percentage in the NBA this season, averaging 112.1 ppg while shooting 47.7% from the field and 38.9 percent from beyond the arc.

Portland’s offensive rating is rated eighth after being modified for the quality of the opposition’s defenses encountered. When comparing assists to turnovers, it is only 26th (1.57).

With their opponents shooting 47.3 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from long range, the Trail Blazers’ defense allows 111.7 points per game.

Their league-wide modified defensive rating places them 19th. The opponents of Portland have a 54.0 effective field goal percentage.

The Portland Trail Blazers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 matches.
The total went OVER in 6 of Portland’s last 8 matches.
The Portland Trail Blazers are 2-6 SU in their last 8 matches against Denver.

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Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Predictions 12/23/2022

The Nuggets won five of their last six games, including their contest against the 19-win Grizzlies on Tuesday. After his 40-point, 27-rebound, 10-assist effort on Sunday night, Nikola Jokic had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 13 assists in that victory for his second consecutive triple-double.

The two-time MVP made 82 triple-doubles in his career and six this year. The Nuggets led 55-40 at the half and never turned back with a team field goal percentage of 44.9.

Denver outrebounded Memphis 48–42, including 13 offensive rebounds, and put up 16 points on the break. Denver scored 50 points in the paint while recording 28 assists on 40 successful field goals.

Aaron Gordon led the team in scoring with 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

The Nuggets are averaging 115.4 points per game this season while shooting 50.3 percent overall, including 38.7 percent from long distance.

Their modified offensive rating is second in the league, and their impactful field goal percentage (57.1%) is fifth. In terms of effective three-point shooting percentage (58.0%), Denver is also 2nd.

The Nuggets allow 114.0 points per game, and their opponents shoot 48.7 and 36.4 percent from the three-point range, respectively.

Their assist-to-turnover ratio (1.82) is the fourth-best in the league, and they have the 25th-best modified defensive rating.

The Denver Nuggets are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 matches.
The total went UNDER in 4 of Denver’s last 5 matches.
The Denver Nuggets are 5-1 SU in their last 6 matches.

Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets. The NBA pick for this game is the Portland Trail Blazers. On Friday, Michael Porter Jr. (16.4 PPG and 6.0 RPG) is anticipated to return to the lineup after missing the previous month due to a left heel strain.

However, the Nuggets may be without Jamal Murray, their second-leading scorer, who missed the previous game with a left knee injury.

The Nuggets don’t simply rely on the big man, though; Gordon (17.3 PPG), Porter Jr., Bones Hyland (13.7 PGG), and other players fill up the burden.

Keep wary if Denver starts off strong at home. As a result, Portland, which has the best ATS record in the NBA this season (20-12), will be facing a Denver club that is without its primary player, who also happened to defeat the Blazers with a clutch three-pointer in their most recent meeting.

Portland has a chance to profit from Murray’s absence since Lillard and Simons will have one less guy to worry about and Porter Jr. won’t likely be playing at full strength.

The Trail Blazers’ backcourt outscored Denver by 60 points in their early home win, and they should have success against the Nuggets on Friday. The Portland Trail Blazers will win to a predicted score of 120-115.

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