NBA Betting: Trail Blazers vs. NuggetsGame 5 Odds, Expert Picks, Best Bet & Prediction

One of the most compelling series of the NBA Playoffs thus far has been the West matchup between the Nos. 3 and 6 seeds. The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets have whittled their best-of-seven series down to now being a best of three. After getting a big scoring boost from Norman Powell to even things up in Game 4, the Blazers have their sights set on regaining home-court advantage in Tuesday night’s Game 5. This Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets NBA betting picks preview will explore the best NBA betting odds, provide some key betting trends and offer the top NBA picks and predictions for the game.

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Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets Betting Preview: NBA Picks & Odds

Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets Game Info

NBA Western Conference Quarterfinals NBA Playoffs Game 5 (Series tied 2-2)
Portland Trail Blazers (44-32, 23-15 Away) vs. Denver Nuggets (49-27, 26-12 Home)
Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Start Time: 9 p.m. EST
Venue: Ball Arena — Denver, Colo.
Coverage: NBA TV

Norman Powell showed exactly why the Trail Blazers deemed him to be a worthwhile acquisition at the trade deadline. In what was an off game for Damian Lillard, Powell stepped up to lead Portland with 29 points. C.J. McCollum wasn’t too far behind with 21 points and eight assists, while Lillard managed a 10-point, 10-assist double-double. Jusuf Nurkic and Carmelo Anthony also reached double figures scoring for the Trail Blazers in what was a terrific team effort. Portland was the NBA betting favorite to win the series outright, and they will look to continue playing team-friendly basketball on Tuesday.

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After losing Game 1 at home, the Nuggets did well to win in Portland and snatch back homecourt advantage. Even though they lost Game 4 on Saturday, Denver has ensured that they only need to win the two remaining games on their home floor to advance. Of greater concern heading into Tuesday’s matchup might be the blowout nature in which the Nuggets lost that fourth game. Nikola Jokic was very subdued by his standards, finishing with just 16 points and nine rebounds. Given the injury situation the Nuggets are facing in these playoffs, Jokic needs to go off if they are to advance. Facundo Campazzo played well on Saturday with 12 points and seven assists in 27 minutes. Michael Porter Jr. did not, however, finishing with just 3 points. Denver will need a whole lot more from him tonight.

Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets Betting NBA Picks + NBA Odds Shopping

Using Awesemo’s OddsShopper Tool, we can easily compare the NBA odds for Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets NBA Playoffs betting across the major sportsbooks. The odds outlined below are from 12:30 p.m. EST on June 1, so make sure to check out the OddsShopper tool yourself to get the most up-to-date odds.

NBA Odds: Moneyline

Trail Blazers: (+116) — FanDuel
Nuggets: (-130) — BetRivers, PointsBet, DraftKings, William Hill

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NBA Odds: Spread

Trail Blazers: +2.5 (-114) — FanDuel
Nuggets: -2 (-110) — BetMGM, PointsBet, William Hill

NBA Odds: Total

Over: 225.5 (-112) — FanDuel
Under: 227 (-113) — BetRivers

Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets NBA Betting Trends

Trail Blazers are 8-2 ATS in their last ten road games.
Nuggets are just 2-5 ATS in their last seven games when playing on two days’ rest.
Over is 4-0 in the Trail Blazers’ last four playoff games as an NBA betting underdog.
Over is 5-1 in the Nuggets’ last six home games against teams with a winning record.
Trail Blazers are 6-2 ATS in their last eight head-to-head matchups against the Nuggets.
Over is 4-1 in the last five Trail Blazers vs Nuggets head-to-head matchups in Denver.

Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets Prediction

Shopping the odds appears to be critical for those making NBA betting picks on this game. Not only is there a half-point discrepancy in the spread at the time of writing, but there is also up to a point and a half of difference in over/under lines across the market. This series has been a high-scoring one thus far, with the Game 4 blowout being an exception to that. It is interesting to note that both Nikola Jokic and Damian Lillard struggled on Saturday. A similar poor performance from either of them for a second straight game is unlikely, let alone both. With this in mind, to go along with the run of overs in the head-to-head series, look to take advantage of the NBA odds disparities.

Prediction: Over 225.5

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