*NBA(1u): Trail Blazers 1H TT UNDER 51.5(-110) @ Nuggets–9:05 PM CT
Portland is without their top 4 offensive threats entering tonight’s matchup with the Nuggets. CJ McCollum has been out for a while, Damian Lillard elected to get surgery that will keep him out long term, Norm Powell is in the health protocols, and Anfernee Simons is out for this game. Simons has really been the only bright spot for Portland lately; without him, this already inept team becomes even more inept. Denver has been really inconsistent this season(people who have tailed me all season should know), but the one thing that you can count on with the Nuggets is a slower paced game; Denver runs at the 4th slowest pace in the league. In their last 3 games without so many key pieces, Portland has also reverted into a slower-tempo team, running at the 7th slowest pace over that span. Denver should blow these chumps out, but what that opens the door for is a lot of garbage time variation in the 4th quarter. So, I’ll stick with the 1st Half of this game and play the Blazers 1H TT UNDER. Anything above 50 is a really sharp bet in my mind.
