Denver Nuggets visit Portland Trail Blazers. Nuggets are 0-1 and have gone L-L-W-L-L in their last 5, while Trail Blazers are 1-0 and have gone W-L-L-L-W in their last 5.
The model leans toward Trail Blazers: about 57% to win, with a projected score of Denver Nuggets 113, Portland Trail Blazers 115. That is close to a toss-up. These are model estimates built from past results, not guarantees.
The teams have met 8 times in our recent records. Nuggets lead 5-3, and the average margin has been 11.5 points in favor of Nuggets.
On the injury report, Shaedon Sharpe (POR), Chris Youngblood (POR), Branden Carlson (POR), and Julian Strawther (DEN) are listed as out.