NBA Basketball Odds: Nuggets Betting Favorites vs Trail Blazers

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Sunday night at 10:30pm EST when the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets meet at Pepsi Center in a game that can be seen on ESPN. NBA basketball odds makers currently have the Nuggets listed as 7-point betting favorites against the Trail Blazers while the game's total is sitting at 206. The Trail Blazers dominated from the start on Wednesday, as they ran over the Indiana Pacers 102-79. The Trail Blazers covered the 9-point spread in NBA betting odds while the 181 points went UNDER the posted total of 203 at online sportsbooks.

Brandon Roy netted 22 points with five rebounds for the Trail Blazers. LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and seven rebounds in their straight win. "It's a good sign," Portland coach Nate McMillan said after the game. "To move the ball, set good screens, don't ball and fake the open man. We've got guys who can put the ball in the basket." Heading into tonight's game on ESPN, the Trail Blazers are 37-27 straight up on the season, 36-27-1 against the spread as underdogs in NBA basketball odds and 1-9 after playing the Pacers.

The Nuggets rallied the near the end as they also defeated the Indiana Pacers 122-114 on Friday. The Nuggets covered the 10.5-point spread in NBA basketball odds while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 21 at online sportsbooks. Carmelo Anthony poured in a game-high 34 points and hauled down six rebounds to lift the Nuggets to their second straight win. Carmelo received extra intravenous fluids before the game after having flu-like symptoms for the past week and a half. "I felt much better," Anthony said after the game. "My legs are starting to get back. I had to get another one. That was for precautionary reasons."

Heading into tonight's game on ESPN, the Nuggets are 41-21 straight up on the season, 28-30-4 against the spread in NBA basketball odds as betting favorites and 5-5 after playing Indiana. Denver is 11-1 straight up in their last 12 games when playing at home against Portland and 14-2 straight up in their last 16 games at home. Portland is 5-1 against the spread in NBA betting as underdogs in their last 6 games on the road. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the Nuggets last 6 games when playing the Trail Blazers. Vegas odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Nuggets -6 betting favorites against the Trail Blazers with a betting total of 206.5.