The red hot Denver Nuggets head to Portland to take on the resurgent Trailer Blazers, who have won 4 out of their last 5 games.
Led by one of the league's MVP favourites, Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets have won their last 5 games.
This should be a great contest with plenty of points flowing.
Denver Nuggets @ Portland Trailer Blazers
NBA Betting Odds: Nuggets $1.32 (-7.0) / Portland $3.45 (+7.0)
Fresh off the All-Star break, Jokic is primed to charge his team into a top playoff seed.
He has been assisted in recent weeks by the improved performances of Aaron Gordon and Will Barton.
Both are shooting at a much higher percentage.
On the other side, Portland were rocked before the trade deadline when CJ McCollum was traded.
This seems to have lit a fuse and a core of young stars are taking their chances with both hands.
Anfernee Simons is one of these. He is averaging 29.0 points, 5.6 assists and a whopping 5.4 three-pointers while shooting 51.0 percent from the field over his past five games.
Key NBA Betting Statistics
Nuggets are averaging 110.2 points per game (13th in the league) while shooting 47.4% from the field
The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 25th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 112.4
Free NBA Expert Pick: Over 228.5 points $1.90
This should be a fun and entertaining game. With both teams happy to spread the ball and shoot the three at will, there can be plenty of points.