Timberwolves vs. Nuggets NBA Playoffs Game 3 betting odds and trends

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Timberwolves vs. Nuggets NBA Playoffs Game 3 betting odds and trends

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The Minnesota Timberwolves bring a 2-0 series lead into Game 3 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs. The Timberwolves are favored by 3.5 points in the matchup, which airs on ESPN at 9:30 PM ET. The matchup’s point total is 205.5.

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Timberwolves Cover -3.5 vs Nuggets -111

Bet $20, Payout $38.02

Timberwolves vs. Nuggets Betting Lines and Game Info

  • Game Day: Friday, May 10, 2024
  • Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Arena: Target Center
  • Favorite: Timberwolves (-3.5)
  • Total: 205.5
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Timberwolves vs. Nuggets Betting Statistics

  • In the Timberwolves’ 82 games this season, they have 40 wins against the spread.
  • Minnesota is 22-24-1 ATS when favored by 3.5 points or more this season.
  • Timberwolves games this year have hit the over on 41 of 82 set point totals.
  • The Nuggets have played 82 games, with 38 wins against the spread.
  • So far this season, Denver has been installed as underdogs by a 3.5-point margin or more four times and are 3-1 ATS in those matchups.
  • The Nuggets have hit the over 42.7% of the time this season (35 of 82 games with a set point total).

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Timberwolves Trends & Top Players

  • This season, the Timberwolves have a 48.5% shooting percentage from the field, which is 2.3% higher than the 46.2% of shots the Nuggets’ opponents have knocked down.
  • Minnesota has a 36-23-1 record against the spread and a 47-13 straight-up record in games it shoots better than 46.2% from the field.
  • Minnesota is 27-24-3 against the spread and 40-14 overall when it shoots better than 35.5% from distance.
  • The Timberwolves put up 113 points per game, just 3.4 more points than the 109.6 the Nuggets allow.
  • Minnesota has a 35-17-1 record against the spread and a 43-10 record overall when putting up more than 109.6 points.
  • The scoring leader for the Timberwolves this season is Anthony Edwards (among active players), who averages 25.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game.
  • Rudy Gobert adds 14 points, 1.3 assists and 12.9 rebounds per matchup. Mike Conley puts up 11.4 points, 5.9 assists and 2.9 rebounds a game.
  • Edwards makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Timberwolves, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.4 per contest.

Nuggets Trends & Top Players

  • The Nuggets have shot at a 49.6% rate from the field this season, 4.6 percentage points greater than the 45% shooting opponents of the Timberwolves have averaged.
  • Denver is 37-25-2 against the spread and 53-11 overall when it shoots higher than 45% from the field.
  • Denver has a 29-18-1 ATS record and is 37-11 straight-up when the team hits more than 35.4% of its three-point attempts.
  • The Nuggets put up 8.4 more points per game (114.9) than the Timberwolves allow their opponents to score (106.5).
  • Denver is 35-26-2 against the spread and 53-10 overall when it scores more than 106.5 points.
  • Nikola Jokic averages 26.4 points per game, while also collecting 12.4 rebounds and dishing out nine assists per game.
  • Michael Porter Jr. averages 2.7 three-pointers per game.