Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, Expert Picks, Odds, News, Injury Report 5/10/24

After Minnesota stunned the NBA with two wins in Denver, all eyes are on Timberwolves vs Nuggets Prediction Win Probability and odds on Friday night. A third consecutive win for the Timberwolves would effectively end the series of the defending champions, who were the pre-playoffs betting favorites to make the NBA Finals.

Denver is a 4.5-point underdog on the road after Jamal Murray avoided a suspension for throwing a heat pack onto the floor in Game Two. Minnesota has gone 20-21-2 against the spread on their home floor so far this season.

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Timberwolves vs Nuggets Prediction and Picks: Nuggets Cover The Spread

• Selection: Denver Nuggets +4.5
• Best Odds: 1.91
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stakes: 5/10

This is a bet on the Nuggets’ talent level. They are too good a team to go out with such a whimper, even if Jamal Murray is hampered by a calf injury. Nikola Jokic has enjoyed plenty of success against Rudy Gobert in the past, and no one would be surprised if Michael Porter Jr got scorching hot from downtown as he did in the first round.

Timberwolves vs Nuggets Game Info

• Stadium: Target Center
• Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Start time: 2:30 UK time

Minnesota Timberwolves News, Injury Report, Schedule: More of the Same

Rudy Gobert returns for Game Three after missing Game Two for the birth of his child. The fact Minnesota’s defense stifled Denver without the Defensive Player of the Year was remarkable. Anthony Edwards might be the star of the show, but Chris Finch has all of the Timberwolves excelling in their roles.

Karl-Anthony Towns is accepting being second fiddle to the young phenom. Nickeil Alexander-Walker is one of the league’s best perimeter defenders, and there is impenetrable togetherness with this team.

Minnesota has a chance to sweep the defending champions simply by winning consecutive games on their home floor. They would have jumped at that opportunity before the series began.

Denver Nuggets News, Injury Report, Schedule: What’s Gone Wrong?

Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Reggie Jackson are all questionable. Denver cannot afford to be without Murray or Caldwell-Pope. Health isn’t the only concern, though, with Murray averaging 12.5 points per game on under 30% from the field in this series so far.

Nikola Jokic has also been a long way from his MVP standards. The Serbian has too often seemed disengaged on defense, and his offense has been uncharacteristically inefficient. Failing to score 100 points in either game so far, Denver has been a long way from the standards we have come to expect from them.

They have the talent and formula to turn this around, but it will take a massive improvement from what we saw in Colorado. Surely an offense this great will find rhythm eventually.

Timberwolves vs Nuggets H2H: Timberwolves Hold Narrow Recent Edge

As far as the head-to-head Timberwolves vs Nuggets record goes, all that matters is Minnesota’s 2-0 series advantage.

Denver has an 89-56 lead in the all-time regular-season series, but these teams have gone 4-4 over the last two seasons.

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