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2023 NBA Handicapping Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets
(0-1) Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets (1-0)
Date: Wednesday, April 19th
Time: 10:00 PM ET
Venue: Ball Arena Denver, Colorado
Moneyline NBA Odds: Timberwolves +300 | Nuggets -350 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Nuggets -8.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 223.5
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Game 2 of the first-round series between the eighth-place Minnesota Timberwolves and top-seeded Denver Nuggets tips off on Wednesday, April 19th.
Denver took care of business delivering a 109-80 thumping to take the early series lead.
ATS
At this time, the Timberwolves are 42-43 overall against the spread this season. Also, they are 22-21 ATS as the away team. At this time, the Nuggets are 45-37-1 against the spread this season. Also, they are 26-15-1 ATS as the home team
Season Series
This season the clubs played on four occasions splitting those matches with Minnesota winning the initial meeting 124-111 on January 2nd and February 5th (128-98) while the Nuggets won on January 18th (122-118) and February 7th (146-112).
Additionally, the Nuggets hold the all-time record having bested the Wolves in 87 of their 141 meetings. Last season the squads played three times with Denver sweeping the season series.
This is just the second playoff series between the club, with the last meeting in 2004 when the Wolves won 4-1.
Minnesota Timberwolves
For the first time since 2016 (November 19th), the Wolves were held to 80 or fewer points. This from a Wolves team that averaged 115.8 points per game this season.
Karl-Anthony Towns was icy cold to start the game finding his rhythm later in the match and you have to wonder how much the shoulder is bothering Anthony Edwards. The duo scored 11 and 18 points respectively but shot 11 of 30 from the field and 2 of 11 from deep.
They’ll need to both take a step if the Wolves want to avoid this series being short-lived.
Stats
Minnesota opponents score 115.8 points per game ranking 18th while the Wolves limit them to 47.1% from the field and 36.9% from deep ranking 11th and 24th respectively.
On offense, the Wolves score 115.8 points per game ranking 13th while shooting 49% from the field and 36.5% from the perimeter ranking third and 13th respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Jaden McDaniels SF (OUT indefinitely —hand)
- Naz Reid, C (OUT indefinitely —wrist, scaphoid fracture)
Denver Nuggets
My preseason pick to represent the West showed up for Game 1 and the scary part is they can play better.
Many pointed to the 15th-ranked defense stating that could be a problem in the postseason, but dig a little deeper and their clutch time defense is more representative of the Nuggets’ ability on that side of the hardwood (ranked third overall).
Stats
On the positive side, Denver possesses one of the two best offenses in the league highlighted by scoring 115.8 points per game ranking 12th. Denver is shooting the best field goal percentage of 50.4% as well as the fourth-best perimeter efficiency of 37.9%.
Denver allows opponents to score 112.5 points per game which ranks eighth while limiting foes to 47.8% from the field and 34.4% from deep ranking 20th and third respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Collin Gillespie PG (OUT—leg fracture)
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Wolves are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
- Also, the Wolves are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against Denver.
- By comparison, Denver is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
- In conclusion, the Nuggets are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when hosting Minnesota.
Free Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Prediction:
Denver’s big three are finally back together in a playoff series with each offering contributions to the Game 1 victory, but it’s the Nuggets’ depth that will resonate most as the series progresses albeit the equipment manager might want to pack some brooms for the trip to Minny.
Expect a more physical Game 2 from the Wolves, but unless the officials saddle Jokic plus one of Gordon or Murray with early foul trouble I doubt it’ll matter.
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