The Minnesota Timberwolves (29-27) and Denver Nuggets (37-17) meet Tuesday at Ball Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Timberwolves vs. Nuggets odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Tuesday will be the 4th meeting this season between these teams. The Timberwolves covered as 4.5-point home underdogs in a 124-111 win Jan. 2 and as 9-point road underdogs in a 122-118 loss Jan. 18.
In the most-recent meeting Sunday, Minnesota routed the short-handed Nuggets 128-98, covering as an 8.5-point favorite. G D’Angelo Russell finished with 18 points and a game-high 10 assists for the Timberwolves, who have won 7 of their last 10.
F Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 22 points in the absence of its 2 leading scorers C Nikola Jokic (hamstring tightness) and G Jamal Murray (knee injury management). Jokic and Murray are both expected to play Tuesday.
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Timberwolves at Nuggets odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:35 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Timberwolves +325 (bet $100 to win $325) | Nuggets -400 (bet $400 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Timberwolves +9.5 (-115) | Nuggets -9.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 234.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Timberwolves at Nuggets key injuries
Timberwolves
- F Kyle Anderson (back) questionable
- C Rudy Gobert (groin) questionable
- G Jordan McLaughlin (calf) questionable
- C Karl-Anthony Towns (calf) out
Nuggets
- G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (ankle) probable
- F Aaron Gordon (ankle) probable
- C Nikola Jokic (hamstring) probable
- G Jamal Murray (knee) probable
- C Zeke Nnaji (shoulder) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Timberwolves at Nuggets picks and predictions
Prediction
Nuggets 122, Timberwolves 103
Moneyline
PASS.
The Nuggets (-400) should win, but there is no need to risk 4 times your potential profit on the moneyline when Denver should win by margin. Bet the spread and/or total instead.
Against the spread
BET NUGGETS -9.5 (-115).
The Nuggets are a great bounce-back team and are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games after failing to cover in their previous contest. Denver will have motivation to run up the score Tuesday since Minnesota did the same thing in their most-recent meeting Sunday. The Timberwolves should struggle to keep it close now that the Nuggets are rolling out a healthy starting lineup.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 234.5 (-112).
The Under is 5-0 in Minnesota’s last 5 games after scoring more than 125 points in its previous contest and 3-0-1 in the Timberwolves’ last 4 vs. teams with a winning percentage above .600. The Under has hit in Minnesota’s last 5 games after winning its previous contest by more than 10 points and is 4-1 in Denver’s last 5 after losing by more than 10 points.
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