The Minnesota Timberwolves will go up against the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
The Timberwolves take the court as 4.5-point favorites against the Nuggets. The game features a point total of 204.5.
Timberwolves vs. Nuggets Betting Odds
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- Spread: Minnesota -4.5
- Total: 204.5
- Moneyline: Minnesota -186, Denver +156
Nuggets at Timberwolves odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Timberwolves (- 4.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (204.5)
- Prediction:
Timberwolves 114 – Nuggets 108
Moneyline
- Minnesota has come away with 46 wins in the 61 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
- This season, Minnesota has come away with a win 34 times in 41 chances when named as a favorite of at least -186 or better on the moneyline.
- Minnesota has an implied victory probability of 65% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Denver has won 40% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (4-6).
- Denver has a record of 2-1 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +156 or longer (66.7%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives Denver a 39.1% chance to win.
Against the spread
- The Timberwolves record 113.0 points per game, just 3.4 more points than the 109.6 the Nuggets give up.
- Minnesota is 35-17-1 against the spread and 43-10 overall when scoring more than 109.6 points.
- When it scores more than 106.5 points, Denver is 35-26-2 against the spread and 53-10 overall.
- Minnesota’s record is 36-22-3 against the spread and 51-10 overall when it gives up fewer than 114.9 points.
- The Timberwolves are the league’s 18th-ranked scoring team (113.0 PPG), while the Nuggets allow the rank sixth in points per game (109.6) in NBA play.
- The 14th-ranked scoring NBA team (114.9 PPG) is Denver, while the Minnesota squad ranks first in the league defensively (106.5 PPG).
- The Timberwolves have totaled 529 more points than their opponents this season (6.5 per game on average), and the Nuggets have scored 431 more points than their opponents (5.3 per game).
- Minnesota has an average implied point total of 113.9 this season, which is 8.9 points higher than its implied total in Friday’s game (105).
- So far this season, Minnesota has totaled more than 105 points in a game 70 times.
- The average implied point total on the season for Denver (116.5) is 16.5 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (100).
How to watch Timberwolves vs. Nuggets
- Game Day: Friday, May 10, 2024
- Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Arena: Target Center
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Watch on Fubo!
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