The Western’s top teams, the Minnesota Timberwolves (55-24) and the Denver Nuggets (55-24), hit the court at Ball Arena on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN, ALT, and BSN. The Nuggets are favored by 6.5 points at home. The point total for the matchup is set at 211.5.
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Nuggets Cover -6.5 vs Timberwolves -111
Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game Day: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, ALT, and BSN
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Arena: Ball Arena
- Favorite: Nuggets (-6.5)
- Total: 211.5
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Betting Statistics
- In the Nuggets’ 79 games this year, they have 36 wins against the spread.
- This season, Denver has an against the spread record of 17-17-1 in its 35 games as a favorite of 6.5 points or more.
- The Nuggets have eclipsed the over/under in 40.5% of their opportunities this year (32 times in 79 games with a set point total).
- The Timberwolves have played 79 games, with 40 wins against the spread.
- Minnesota has always covered the spread this season when underdogs by 6.5 points or more.
- The Timberwolves have eclipsed the over/under 49.4% of the time this season (39 of 79 games with a set point total).
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Nuggets Trends & Top Players
- The Nuggets make 49.5% of their shots from the field this season, which is 4.8 percentage points higher than the Timberwolves have allowed to their opponents (44.7%).
- Denver is 35-24-2 against the spread and 51-10 overall when it shoots better than 44.7% from the field.
- Denver is 28-17-2 against the spread and 37-10 overall when it shoots better than 35.2% from distance.
- The 114.6 points per game the Nuggets put up are 8.4 more points than the Timberwolves give up (106.2).
- Denver has a 33-25-2 record against the spread and a 51-9 record overall when scoring more than 106.2 points.
- Nikola Jokic averages 26.4 points and 12.4 rebounds per game, with nine assists.
- Michael Porter Jr. makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Nuggets, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.7 per contest.
Timberwolves Trends & Top Players
- The Timberwolves are shooting 48.5% from the field, 2.4% higher than the 46.1% the Nuggets’ opponents have shot this season.
- Minnesota is 36-21-1 against the spread and 47-11 overall when it shoots better than 46.1% from the field.
- Minnesota has a 29-23-3 ATS record and is 42-13 straight-up when the team makes more than 35.4% of its three-point attempts.
- The Timberwolves score an average of 113.2 points per game, only 3.7 more points than the 109.5 the Nuggets allow.
- Minnesota is 35-17-1 against the spread and 43-10 overall when it scores more than 109.5 points.
- Anthony Edwards averages 26.3 points per game. He also collects 5.5 rebounds and dishes out 5.1 assists per game.
- Mike Conley adds 11.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and six assists per game to the team’s cause, while Rudy Gobert puts up 13.7 points, 12.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
- Edwards is consistent from three-point range with 2.5 made threes per game.