Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets Game 2 Odds, Picks, Predictions (May 24, 2021)

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers got the best of the Denver Nuggets in Game 1, but Nikola Jokic is looking to change things in Game 2. The Nuggets will try to avoid dropping two games at home to open the series when they meet the Blazers on Monday night.

Let’s take a deep dive into the different wagering markets with our Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets Game 2 betting pick, complete with the best odds, prop predictions, and analysis.

Betting Prediction

This series was pegged as a coin flip by oddsmakers prior to Game 1. Portland’s win shouldn’t come as a huge surprise considering the fact that Lillard takes his game to another level in the playoffs. He went off for 34 points and 13 rebounds on Saturday.

It’s up to Jokic and Michael Porter Jr. to flip the script in Game 2. Jokic also put up 34 points to go along with 16 rebounds, but the Blazers did a great job at forcing him to be a scorer. The typically great passer only had one assist. This game is going to come down to which star has a bigger night.

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Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets Game 2 Odds

Trail Blazers: +1.5 (-109) // +102 // O 227 (-112)
Nuggets: -1/5 (-113) // -122 // U 227 (-109)

Game lines courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook Colorado:

Bets We Like With A Nuggets Win

Nikola Jokic Over 6.5 Assists (-134)

Jokic was held to a season-low one assist in the Game 1 loss. Denver has to know that they can’t win this series when Jokic is not putting up decent assist numbers. However, that Game 1 stat is a bit misleading. Jokic’s teammates were 1-for-10 off of his passes. There’s no way that happens two games in a row and a total at 6.5 is incredibly low for someone who averaged 8.3 assists during the regular season.

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Bets We Like With A Trail Blazers Win

Carmelo Anthony Over 12.5 Points (-117)

Carmelo Anthony is not the same player he once was, but he is still a scorer’s scorer. He put up 18 points on 4-for-8 from deep in Game 1 against his old team. With so much attention being given to Lillard and CJ McCollum, Anthony should have plenty of opportunities again in Game 2. When Portland’s role players like Melo and Jusuf Nurkic are producing, they are tough to beat.

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Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets Game 2 Prediction

Oddsmakers had the Nuggets and Blazers dead even on the series line entering this game. Although that number is shifting towards the Blazers, there is a reason why it opened as a coin flip. We expect the Nuggets to respond to the Game 1 loss with a convincing win on Monday night. This is going to be a back-and-forth series.

Betting Pick: Nuggets -1.5

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