The Denver Nuggets (55-24) take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (55-24) tonight at home court in a battle for 1st place in the Western Conference.
These two teams are the one and two seeds in the West, with only three games to go in the regular season. Minnesota currently holds the tiebreaker as they are up 2-1 in the season series between these two teams. Whichever team wins this one will take control of the West and control their own destiny en route to the one seed.
Will the reigning champion Denver Nuggets take back first, or will the Timberwolves hold their spot?
Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Betting Odds
| Team | Spread | Total | MoneyLine |
| Denver Nuggets | -6
-108 |
O 212
-110 |
-230 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | +6
-112 |
U 212
-110 |
+190 |
| ** Odds Subject to Change** | |||
Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Game Details
- Fixture: Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets
- Date and Time: April 10, 2024 @ 10:00 pm EST
- Location: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
Apex Tale of the Tape
| Denver Nuggets | vs. | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 55-24 | Record | 55-24 |
| 114.6 | Points Per Game | 113.2 |
| 49.5 | FG% | 48.5 |
| 37.4 | 3PT% | 38.8 |
| 44.5 | Rebounds Per Game | 43.8 |
| 109.5 | Points Allowed Per Game | 103.2 |
| 46.1 | Opponent FG% | 44.7 |
| 35.4 | Opponent 3PT% | 35.2 |
| 77.6 | Opponent FT% | 78.5 |
| 42.3 | Opponent Rebounds Against | 41.5 |
| 4-1 | Last 5 W-L | 4-1 |
| 100.0 | Team Pace | 101.0 |
Key Stats
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are led by their MVP Candidate, Nikola Jokic. He averages 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 9.0 assists. In doing so he combines for an insanely high 47.8 combined points, rebounds, and assists per night. Not to be forgotten is Jamal Murray, who scores an average of 21.0 points per night and dishes out 6.6 dimes. In their last game, Jokic and Murray combined for 56 points against the Utah Jazz.
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are very close to having one of their stars back on the court. Karl-Anthony Towns is eyeing a return soon but is unlikely to play in this one tonight. Without him, Anthony Edwards has been picking up the scoring. He averages 26.3 points per game. On the other side of the ball, Rudy Gobert is the betting favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year. He averages 2.1 blocks and 12.9 rebounds per game.
Injury Report
Denver Nuggets
- Karl-Anthony Towns – GTD
- Jaylen Clark – OUT
Minnesota Timberwolves
- Aaron Gordon – Questionable
- Vlatko Cancar – OUT
Game Prediction
The Denver Nuggets are at home for this one. Usually, I see this as a big advantage, due to the elevation of the Nuggets stadium. A lot of times, other teams aren’t ready for the thin air. However, the Timberwolves walked into the Nuggets city and beat them 111-98 a week ago. However, I find it hard to believe any team could beat the Denver Nuggets at home twice in a row. It is simply too hard to bet against Nikola Jokic and what he can do. I think the Timberwolves will put up a fight, but ultimately, I see Denver coming out on top.
Final Pick
Denver Nuggets -6 (-108)
About the Author
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