NBA Prop Bets: Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets (October 31, 2025)

The Denver Nuggets (3-1) face the Portland Trail Blazers (3-2) at Moda Center. Let's take a look at the NBA Prop Bets for Friday's matchup. The Nuggets are favored to win at -196, currently marked as 4.5-point favorites, while the Trail Blazers are at +164. The total points line is set at 239.5, with OVER at -115 and UNDER at -106, meaning the implied expected score for the game is 122-118 Denver.

• The Nuggets (-108) have a 49-49-2 ATS record since the beginning of last season, while the Trail Blazers (-113) hold a record of 50-36-1 across the same span.
• The Nuggets have a 58-41-1 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 58 games have gone over the total points line, 41 have gone under and one has resulted in a push). The Trail Blazers have a 43-42-2 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

• The Nuggets have scored 121.1 points per game since the beginning of last season (3rd in the league). Comparatively, the Trail Blazers have averaged only 111.6 over the same span (22nd).
• Defensively, the Nuggets have allowed 116.7 points per game since the beginning of last season (23rd in the league), while the Trail Blazers have given up an average of 114.1 points over that span (15th).

Game Style

What do the stats tell us about the style of basketball these teams have played since the beginning of last season?

Pace

• The Nuggets rank 11th for pace since the beginning of last season, recording 99.8 possessions per game. Alternatively, the Trail Blazers sit 15th on that scale with 99.2 possessions per contest.

Field Goal Split

• Looking at field goal splits, just 35.7% of the Nuggets' field goal attempts have come from three point range since the beginning of last season (30th in the league), leaving 64.3% from two. Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers' opponents are taking only 39.8% of their attempts from three (3rd) and 60.2% from two.
• Comparatively, Portland has taken 42.1% of shots from three (13th), leaving 57.9% from two, while Denver's opponents have attempted 41.7% from three (21st) and 58.3% from two.

Beyond the Arc

• In terms of made three-pointers, the Nuggets have shot 37.6% from deep since the beginning of last season (5th in the NBA), compared to the Trail Blazers who are making an underwhelming 34.2% of their attempts (28th).
• On the opposite end, Denver has held opponents to 36.2% of their three-point attempts (19th), while Portland's opponents have hit 36.2% of their shots (17th).

Ball Protection

• The Nuggets are committing 14.3 turnovers per game since the beginning of last season, ranking 14th in the league, while the Trail Blazers have forced 15.9 turnovers (4th) across the same period.
• Flipping that script, Denver has forced 13.0 turnovers (26th), while Portland has committed 16.1 (29th).

Crashing the Boards

• Denver is pulling down 45.8 rebounds per game since the beginning of last season (4th in the league), including 11.2 offensive boards (13th). Conversely, Portland's opponents are averaging 44.2 rebounds (17th), 11.9 of which have come on the offensive end (27th).
• Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers have averaged 44.6 rebounds (13th) and 13.4 offensive rebounds (2nd), while the Nuggets are allowing 42.2 and 11.7, ranking 5th and 24th.

First Quarter Winner

Here are their first quarter records since the beginning of last season.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog	Last 10
Denver	52-44-4	26-23-1	26-21-3	35-29-3	17-15-1
Portland	28-51-8	13-22-8	15-29-0	8-8-1	20-43-7

First Half Winner

Here are their first half records since the beginning of last season.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
Denver	47-46-7	26-20-4	21-26-3	37-25-5	10-21-2
Portland	38-43-6	18-20-5	20-23-1	10-6-1	28-37-5

HT/FT

• The Nuggets have completed the HT/FT double in 39.0% of games since the beginning of last season, while the Trail Blazers have completed the HT/FT double in 32.2% of games.

To Go To Overtime

• The Nuggets have played in nine games that went to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Trail Blazers have appeared in four.

Both Teams 110+

• Both teams have scored 110+ points in 55 of Denver's 100 games since the beginning of last season. Meanwhile, 30 of Portland's 87 games have seen both squads reach that number.

Last Time They Met

Portland recorded a 128-109 victory over Denver at Moda Center when these teams last met on March 21, 2025. Deni Avdija dominated both ends on that day, finishing with 36 points and three steals.