Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach NBA Rotation #546 Thursday Free Pick UNDER the total in Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets @ 8:05 ET - The Blazers wasted a great performance from Damon Lillard in Game 5 and they know it. They let the game slip away even though Lillard was absolutely phenomenal. That said, I look for a concerted effort from Portland tonight to play much better defensively as they look to stave off elimination. Of course this is part of the reason the Trail Blazers are a 5 point favorite tonight. I would not be surprised to see them win this game by a number very near to that margin. Where I feel we have the better value here is the total. I know these games between these teams have trended toward the over but this is an elimination game and an entirely different situation as a result. The last game here in Portland totaled 210 and I expect this one to fall in a range of 210 to 220 which means excellent line value here with this total in the 228 range. Free Pick UNDER the total in Portland