Portland at Denver

Denver is dealing with injuries, but the Nuggets are still grinding out the wins with four victories in their last six games, although they do come off a tough 128-123 overtime loss at Detroit on Sunday after leading by 21 points in the first quarter. Denver has won and covered both meetings this season, including 114-99 as a 7.5-point favorite on Dec. 12. Portland has won four in a row, but three of those were at home and the other was in an emotional game at Los Angeles on Kobe Bryant's tribute night. Nikola Jokic has led the Nuggets with 20.2 points and 10.0 rebounds per game along with 6.7 assists. He scored 39 against Detroit with 10 rebounds and 11 assists. The Blazers are only 20-28-2 ATS this season and 11-15 ATS on the road. Portland is 4-11-1 ATS the last 16 meetings. Take the Nuggets.