Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves odds, tips and betting trends

Sportsbook Wire

15 April 2023

In Game 1 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, the Denver Nuggets will meet the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Nuggets take the court as 8-point favorites against the Timberwolves. The matchup features a point total of 224.5.

Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Betting Odds

Spread: Denver -8
Total: 224.5
Moneyline: Denver -320, Minnesota +257

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Timberwolves at Nuggets odds, spread, & more

Prediction

Pick ATS: Timberwolves (+ 8)
Pick OU:
Over (224.5)
Prediction:
Nuggets 118 – Timberwolves 112

Denver has come away with 43 wins in the 61 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
This season, Denver has come away with a win 20 times in 26 chances when named as a favorite of at least -320 or shorter on the moneyline.
Denver has an implied victory probability of 76.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Minnesota has been the underdog on the moneyline 43 total times this season. Minnesota has finished 21-22 in those games.
When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +257 or longer, Minnesota has gone 1-4 (20%).
The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives Minnesota a 28% chance to win.

The Nuggets record 115.8 points per game, equal to what the Timberwolves give up.
Denver has a 29-11-2 record against the spread and a 38-4 record overall when scoring more than 115.8 points.
Minnesota has a 27-15-1 record against the spread and a 30-13 record overall when giving up fewer than 115.8 points.
The Timberwolves score an average of 115.8 points per game, just 3.3 more points than the 112.5 the Nuggets give up.
Minnesota is 27-16-2 against the spread and 29-16 overall when it scores more than 112.5 points.
Denver has an ATS record of 36-13-1 and a 41-9 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 115.8 points.
The Nuggets are the NBA’s 12th-ranked scoring team (115.8 PPG), while the Timberwolves rank 18th in points per game allowed (115.8) in the league.
Minnesota is the NBA’s 12th-ranked offense (115.8 PPG), while Denver is the eighth-ranked defense (112.5).
The Nuggets have totaled 273 more points than their opponents this season (3.3 per game on average), while the Timberwolves have been out-scored by three total points (0.0 per game average differential).

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Denver’s average implied point total this year is 2.2 more points than its implied total in Sunday’s game (118.2 implied points on average compared to 116 implied points in this game).
So far this season, Denver has scored more than 116 points in a game 42 times.
The average implied point total on the season for Minnesota (118.3) is 10.3 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (108).

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