The Minnesota Timberwolves (20-10) visit the Denver Nuggets (21-8) on Christmas Day. Tip-off Thursday from Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, is at 10:30 p.m. ET (ABC / ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Timberwolves vs. Nuggets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Nuggets lead 2-0
The Timberwolves have won 3 games in a row and 8 of their last 10. They are coming off a 115-104 home win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday as 8-point favorites with the Under (235) cashing. G Anthony Edwards scored 38 in the win.
The Nuggets have won 7 of their last 9 games but have lost 2 of their last 3 and are coming off a 131-130 road loss to the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday as Peyton Watson missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. F Cameron Johnson injured his knee in the loss and is out.
In their 2 previous matchups this season, both in Minnesota, the Nuggets won 123-112 as 1-point favorites with the Under (237) cashing on Nov. 15 and 127-114 as 6.5-point favorites with the Over (229.5) cashing on Oct. 27.
Timberwolves at Nuggets odds
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Moneyline (ML): Timberwolves +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Nuggets -120 (bet $120 to win $100)Against the spread (ATS): Timberwolves +1.5 (-105) | Nuggets -1.5 (-115)Over/Under (O/U): 239.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)Timberwolves at Nuggets key injuries
Timberwolves
F Jaden McDaniels (oblique) questionable
Nuggets
G Tamar Bates (foot) outG Christian Braun (ankle) outF Aaron Gordon (hamstring) outF Cameron Johnson (knee) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Timberwolves at Nuggets picks and predictionsPrediction
Timberwolves 118, Nuggets 114
Both teams are playing very well, but the Nuggets are missing multiple key players of their rotation in Braun, Gordon and Johnson.
The Timberwolves have allowed only 105.8 points per game over their last 5 games.
BET TIMBERWOLVES (+100).
Minnesota has not had an ATS win in a loss this season.
PASS.
The totals in their first 2 meetings were 241 and 235. Minnesota’s highest total in the last 5 games has been 226 while 5 of Denver’s last 6 games have had totals of 241 or higher.
But with the way the Wolves have been playing defensively and the Nuggets’ missing players, don’t expect as high-scoring a game.
BET UNDER 239.5 (-110).
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