Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/2/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (3-2) are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers (4-1) at Ball Arena on Monday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 112-90 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up walking away with 26 and the Jazz recorded 26 personal fouls. They also knocked down 11 of 40 shots from beyond the arc. Utah finished the game shooting 80.8% when shooting free throws by making 21 of their 26 attempts. Furthermore, Utah pulled down 37 boards (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Utah earned 23 dimes and had 12 steals for the matchup. Regarding defending, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 37.2% from the floor on 29 out of 78 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in this game in addition to creating 20 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned 48 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers buried 34 of their 41 tries for a rate of 82.9%. Portland finished having earned a 40.8% field goal percentage (31 out of 76) and knocked down 16 of their 44 shots from 3-point land.

Deni Avdija is a player who was a major contributor for this game. Avdija walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 30 mins played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished with 24 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Portland heads into this one with a record of 4-1 so far this season. They are turning it over 15.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Portland is snagging 46.4 boards per game and has racked up 131 assists on the year, which has them ranked 26th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Trail Blazers are hitting 35.3% on 3-pointers (79 of 224) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. They average 120.6 points per game (5th in the league) while connecting on 47.1% from the field.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and they draw 23.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 3rd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 118 relinquished for the campaign. The Trail Blazers are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (193 of 435) and they surrender 40.6 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 32.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 10th in basketball in points per game allowed (109.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 127-120 against the Suns. The Nuggets were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the matchup. They turned it over 19 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Suns committed 22 fouls for the matchup which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to bury 23 of those for a percentage of 76.7%. Regarding three-point attempts, Denver buried 20 out of 37 attempts (54.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets finished shooting 42 out of 80 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.5%. The Nuggets permitted the Suns to bury 46 of 94 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.9% for the contest. They shot 42.9% from downtown by going 18 of 42 and ended up going 10 out of 11 at the free throw line (90.9%). Concerning attacking the glass, Denver allowed Phoenix to pull down 42 in total (15 on the offensive glass).

Jamal Murray ended up being a major contributor for the Nuggets in the game. He knocked down 10 of 18 for the contest giving him a rate of 55.6%, and had 8 rebounds. Murray earned 39 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 5 assists in this matchup.

Denver has a win-loss record of 3-2 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nuggets are connecting on 47.1% from the field, which is ranked 12th in basketball. Denver has totaled 570 pts so far this season (114.0 per contest) and they snag 43.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.8 times per game (13th in the league) and they cough up possession 16.6 times per contest. The Nuggets commit 20.0 fouls per game and they hit 78.9% from the free throw line.

The Denver defense concedes 35.0% on 3-point shots (69 of 197) and their opponents are connecting on 84.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 28.0 assists and 44.8 boards per game, ranking them 21st and 17th in the NBA. The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 17th in the league in points given up per game with 115.2. They are able to force 16.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the field (19th in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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