Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 10/31/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, October 31, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Denver Nuggets (3-1) are en route to Moda Center on Friday where they will go up against the Portland Trail Blazers (3-2).

The Nuggets played the Pelicans and notched a win by a score of 122-88 in their last game. Denver ended the game having earned a 53.3% field goal percentage (48 out of 90) and converted 14 of their 42 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Nuggets converted 12 of 14 shots for a rate of 85.7%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 46 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 40 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of defending, Denver allowed 37.6% from the floor on 32 out of 85 shooting. New Orleans distributed 17 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Moreover, New Orleans totaled 43 boards (15 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. New Orleans finished 58.6% from the free throw line by making 17 of 29 shots. They knocked down 7 out of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Nuggets ended up walking away with 23 while the Pelicans totaled 15 fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a guy who was a factor in this game. He notched 21 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 28 mins played and also pulled down 12 rebounds. Jokic finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and totaled 10 dimes.

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Denver will enter this game with a record of 3-1 this season. They turn it over 14.3 times per game and as a team they commit 23.0 fouls every game. As a team, Denver is pulling down 47.0 boards per game and has accumulated 127 assists for the year, which is 8th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Nuggets are connecting on 37.4% from downtown (52 of 139) and 89.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 128.3 points per contest (3rd in basketball) while hitting 52.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nuggets have forced 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They rank 3rd in the league in allowing assists with 93 conceded this season. The Nuggets are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.8% (160 of 357) and they surrender 37.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 31.9% on shots from distance and they are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers got the win with a final of 136-134 when they played the Jazz. The Trail Blazers were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 18 times, while getting 14 steals for the matchup. The Jazz committed 24 fouls for this game which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 27 attempts. They were able to knock down 23 of them for a percentage of 85.2%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Portland converted 21 out of their 55 attempts (38.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers finished shooting 46 for 96 from the floor which had them at 47.9%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Jazz to convert 41 of 84 attempts from the field which had them at 48.8% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 31.4% from 3-point land via 11 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 49 from the free throw line (83.7%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Portland permitted Utah to collect 46 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Jrue Holiday was important for the Trail Blazers in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 16 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 5 rebounds. Holiday had 27 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accounted for 8 dimes for this contest.

Portland has a win-loss record of 3-2 this year. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 44.9% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in the league. Portland has totaled 618 pts on the year (123.6 per game) and they pull in 41.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.4 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 17.6 times per game. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 23.2 fouls per game while shooting 86.0% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 17th in basketball in PPG given up with 118.6. They are forcing 23.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.6% from the floor (22nd in the NBA). The Portland defense surrenders 37.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (61 of 161) and their opposition knocks down 83.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 24.8 dimes and 44.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 9th and 14th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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