Revenge will be on the minds of the Denver Nuggets players as they take on the team that eliminated them from the Western Conference Semi-Finals last season the Minnesota Timberwolves. Can Nikola Jokic and co. stay undefeated on the road?
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets meet on 01.11.2024, in what is an all Western Conference clash. The game will be played at the Target Center (Minnesota) with the home team Timberwolves being favored at 1.65 odds to get a victory.
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Minnesota Timberwolves |
Fri, 01.11.2024, 22:30 |
Denver Nuggets |
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1.65 |
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2.65 |
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Expert Tip |
MIN Timberwolves -4.5 Point Spread |
Odds 1.91 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets: Current situation
Prior to drafting Anthony Edwards, the Minnesota Timberwolves had very little postseason success in franchise history. The young superstar appears to be the real deal and he proved that by taking the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals last season, where they lost to the Dallas Mavericks. A new season is here and after a couple of roster tweaks, Minnesota fans are hoping their team can make the next step and advance to their first ever NBA Finals.
A lot has been said about the ownership of the Denver Nuggets since they won the NBA title back in 2023. The lack of moves made to support superstar center Nikola Jokic is evident and the Nuggets have struggled to return to the Finals ever since. Last season was a disappointing one by their standards as they reached only the West semis, but after new contracts were given to Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray the Nuggets are hoping to get another quality postseason run out of this group.
Minnesota Timberwolves Stats & Form
Minnesota has split the opening 4 games of the new season, with notable losses against Conference rivals Lakers and Mavericks. A slower than expected start isn’t unusual as the team is still searching for an identity after trading away their 2nd best player Karl-Anthony Towns in the offseason. Newly acquired pieces Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo have produced numbers, but the chemistry will still need some work. Tonight’s game might give us a few more answers whether or not that was the right move to do.
Denver Nuggets Stats & Form
After a worrying 0-2 start to the season, the Nuggets have bounced back with consecutive victories over the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets, needing overtime in both games to win. This will be their 3rd straight road game as they look to remain unbeaten away from home. Nikola Jokic is averaging a monster stat line of 31.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game. Producing those type of numbers on a daily basis takes a lot of effort and energy, so the question is is that sustainable in the long run?
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets: Head to Head
Each team won two games in the 4 regular season meetings between the two teams. After going down 2-0 in the Western Conference Semi Finals, the Nuggets were able to turn things around and take a 3-2 lead, only to lose in a decisive Game 7, despite leading for most of that game. In 145 games played in the regular season all-time, Denver has accumulated 33 more wins.
Minnesota Timberwolves – Denver Nuggets Odds
Minnesota opened as a 3.5 point favorite to cover the spread here, that number has since then gone up to 4.5 which would indicate a lot of action on the Timberwolves here. For an outright home victory you can get odds of 1.65 at 22bet, while for a 3rd win in a row for the Nuggets you can get 2.65 odds on 22bet.
The point total line is at 220.5 points, with odds of 1.91 available for both the under and over.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Minnesota Timberwolves – Denver Nuggets Betting Tip | Odds |
| Anthony Edwards 4+ Made Threes | 1.50 |
| Rudy Gobert 10+ Rebounds | 1.41 |
| Nikola Jokic 10+ Assists | 2.75 |
Betting tip and prediction: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets (01.11.2024)
The fact that the Nuggets needed overtime to beat two teams that by all accounts will be close to the bottom of the Eastern Conference is quite concerning. Teams are just destroying the Nuggets on the interior, Denver sits 30th out of 30 teams in opponent points in the paint, allowing 60.5 per game. You’d think against a team like the Timberwolves that would be a problem and that’s exactly what we expect to see in this game. Minnesota has the 11th best offensive rating in the NBA, they are the younger team here so they should have the athleticism advantage on their side. If we look at head-to-head meetings at Target Center, Minnesota has come out on top 6 times in the last 10 games. With the Nuggets ranking just 21st in defensive rating this season, we believe the Timberwolves are more than capable of covering the spread here.
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Expert Tip |
MIN Timberwolves -4.5 Point Spread |
Odds 1.91 |
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