If Portland beats Denver in the regular-season finale Wednesday night at the Rose Garden and rides into the playoffs with six wins in a row ... It will match the best finish in franchise history-which just happens to match the 1977 NBA championship team
* With one game left .. The BLAZERS are in a three-way tie with Houston and San Antonio for third place in the playoff standings and there are eight postseason possibilities involving the two-through-five seeds.
* DENVER trounced Sacramento on Monday at the Pepsi Center to clinch the Northwest Division crown and the Nuggets also locked up at least the No. 3 seed in the West .. Assuring them home court advantage in the playoffs for the first time since 1988. * With a win at Portland or a Houston loss at Dallas, Denver will secure the No. 2 seed.
* The Nuggets have been just as hot as the Blazers .. Winning 14 of their last 16, but both of those losses occurred on the road in their last five games. Portland has won and " Covered " its last five at the Rose Garden by an average margin of 19.8 points.
Denver has thrived in Oregon .. Grabbing the green at an 11 - 4 - 1 clip and it is 24 - 9 - 1 ATS overall against the Blazers .. However, in the Nuggets last visit they came up short as eight-point dogs, 101 - 92. They have cashed eight of 10 versus conference foes and eight of 11 overall.
* 4 of 5 tussles at Portland have ended on the low side. The Blazers have knuckled UNDER in 11 of their last 14 division duels .. but zipped OVER in 6 of 7 at home.
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Key Injuries:
PORTLAND:
None Injuries reports
DENVER:
| 04/14/2009 - ( C ) Nene Hilario injured last game .. probable Wednesday vs. Portland ( Teeth ) |
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Opening line: POR - 8 ( 198 )
Current line: POR - 7.5 ( 199 )
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BEST BET : Take UNDER the Total 199
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