Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 4/6/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, April 6, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Portland Trail Blazers (40-38) are hitting the road to Ball Arena on Monday where they will try to defeat the Denver Nuggets (50-28).

The Trail Blazers played the Pelicans and notched a win by a score of 118-106 in their last contest. Portland ended having earned a 45.7% FG percentage (42 out of 92) and converted 20 of their 51 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 14 of their 18 shots for a rate of 77.8%. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 48 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 30 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to defending, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 45.2% from the floor on 38 of 84 shooting. New Orleans distributed 20 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Additionally, New Orleans collected 38 boards (10 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 2 blocks. New Orleans walked away from this one shooting 80.8% at the charity stripe by making 21 of their 26 shots. They also made 9 out of their 23 tries from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 21 while the Pelicans totaled 18 fouls.

Jrue Holiday is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He scored 27 points on 10 of 22 shooting. He played for 37 mins and also snagged 5 rebounds. Holiday finished shooting 45.5% from the field and also earned 9 dimes.

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Portland steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 40-38 for the season. They have an average of 115.4 pts per game (16th in basketball) while going 45.3% from the field. The Trail Blazers are hitting 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (1,121 of 3,288) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Portland is pulling in 46.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,956 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 17.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.0 fouls. They surrender 35.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 17th in basketball in PPG allowed (115.9). The Trail Blazers are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.0% (3,275 of 6,968) and they concede 42.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 14th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,056 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets went home victorious with a score of 136-134 when they played the Spurs. When it comes to rebounding, Denver allowed San Antonio to grab 33 in total (10 on the offensive side). They shot 33.3% from 3-point land by going 15 of 45 and ended up shooting 25 out of 27 at the charity stripe (92.6%). The Nuggets permitted the Spurs to knock down 47 of their 101 attempts from the field which had them at 46.5% in this game. In all, the Nuggets shot 49 for 101 from the floor which had them at 48.5%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Denver converted 19 of their 46 attempts (41.3%). They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 86.4%. The Spurs committed 17 personal fouls in the game which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 12 steals for this game. The Nuggets corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards totaling 45 in this game.

Nikola Jokic pitched in for the Nuggets for the game. Jokic scored 40 points in his 44 mins on the court and accounted for 13 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 13 out of 25 for the game for a field goal percentage of 52.0%, and added 8 rebounds.

Denver has a record of 50-28 so far this year. The Nuggets are committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest and they go 80.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.8 times per game (5th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest. Denver has tallied 9,482 pts so far this year (121.6 per contest) and they collect 43.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 49.4% from the floor, which ranks 2nd in basketball.

The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 20th in basketball in PPG given up with 116.8. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (13th in the NBA). The Denver defense allows 34.7% on three-point shots (1,046 of 3,015) and opponents are making 77.2% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 27.6 dimes and 42.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 20th and 9th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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