4* NBA ATS KNOCKOUT

Denver vs. Portland, 12/29/2011 22:00 EDT, Score: 0 - 0

Point Spread: -5/-110 Portland

Sportsbook: DSI

Result: Win

The Trail Blazers are a bit underrated coming into the season, and I think they are showing some great value at home even after opening the season with back-to-back wins over Philadelphia and Sacramento. The Nuggets are typically a solid team to go against on the road, despite their 115-93 win at Dallas on Monday.

The home team is 8-1 ATS the spread in the last nine meetings between these two clubs. Portland is a solid 10-4-2 ATS in their last 16 home games dating back to last season (2-0 this season). I think this will be a close game up until the 4th quarter, when I look for the Trail Blazers to take control and pull away for a 6-8 point win. BET THE TRAIL BLAZERS -5!