Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets 1/18/2023 – On Wednesday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves will be locking horns with the Denver Nuggets at the Ball Arena to continue the NBA schedule. The Minnesota Timberwolves are 22-23 on the scoreboard and are placed ninth in the Western Conference. The Denver Nuggets are dominating the conference in first place with 31-13 on the season. The Timberwolves are hoping to make up for their loss against the Utah Jazz from last time. But, the Denver Nuggets will be winning this game according to the latest NBA betting analytics.
| When: | Wednesday, January 18, 10:00 PM ET |
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| Where: | Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado |
| TV: | ESPN |
| Stream: | SofaScore |
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— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 17, 2023
| Team | SP/RL | TOTAL | ML | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberwolves | +8 -119 | -110 o 236.5 | +265 |  |
| Nuggets | -8 -119 | -110 u 236.5 | -400 | |
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Minnesota Timberwolves Betting
The Minnesota Timberwolves have lost two games out of their last five played, the most recent one coming against the Utah Jazz with a final score of 126-125. As a team, the Timberwolves are scoring an average of 115.02 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 49.26 percent. The Minnesota offense this season is being led by Anthony Edwards who is putting up 23.9 points in each game. On defense, the Timberwolves are allowing opponents to score an average of 115.44 points in every game played.
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— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 17, 2023
Players to watch: Anthony Edwards SG 45 GP 45 GS 36.2 MIN 23.9 PTS 0.6 OR 5.4 DR 6 REB 4.4 AST 1.7 STL 0.5 BLK 3.2 TO 2.7 PF 1.4 AST/TO, Karl-Anthony Towns C 21 GP 21 GS 33.8 MIN 20.8 PTS 1.7 OR 6.5 DR 8.2 REB 5.3 AST 0.8 STL 0.7 BLK 3.1 TO 3.9 PF 1.7 AST/TO, D’Angelo Russell PG 42 GP 42 GS 32.5 MIN 17.1 PTS 0.5 OR 2.5 DR 3 REB 6.2 AST 1.1 STL 0.5 BLK 2.6 TO 2.2 PF 2.4 AST/TO.
Denver Nuggets Betting
The Denver Nuggets have been winning games back-to-back for some time now and are here after defeating the Orlando Magic with a final score of 119-116. As a team, the Nuggets are scoring an average of 117.05 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 50.94 percent. The Denver offense this season is being led by Nikola Jokic who is putting up 24.7 points in each game along with 9.8 helpers per matchup. Defense-wise, the Nuggets are allowing opponents to score an average of 113.07 points in every game played.
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— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) January 18, 2023
Players to watch: Nikola Jokic C 39 GP 39 GS 33.4 MIN 24.7 PTS 2 OR 8.9 DR 10.9 REB 9.8 AST 1.4 STL 0.6 BLK 3.4 TO 2.8 PF 2.9 AST/TO, Jamal Murray PG 36 GP 36 GS 32 MIN 18.6 PTS 0.8 OR 3.3 DR 4 REB 5.4 AST 0.9 STL 0.2 BLK 2.1 TO 1.4 PF 2.5 AST/TO, Aaron Gordon PF 38 GP 38 GS 29.8 MIN 16.7 PTS 2.4 OR 4.4 DR 6.8 REB 2.4 AST 0.8 STL 0.8 BLK 1.6 TO 1.8 PF 1.5 AST/TO.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Betting Numbers
Trends
Minnesota Timberwolves
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota’s last 13 games.
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Denver.
Timberwolves is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Denver.
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
Minnesota is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver.
Timberwolves is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Western Conference.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games against an opponent in the Northwest Division.
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Minnesota’s last 20 games played in January.\Denver are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 games.
Denver Nuggets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver’s last 5 games.
Denver is 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver’s last 5 games against Minnesota.
Denver is 14-0 SU in their last 14 games at home.
Nuggets is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota.
Denver is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver’s last 7 games played in January.
Denver is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games played on a Wednesday.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver’s last 6 games when playing as the favorite.
Injuries
Minnesota Timberwolves
Rudy Gobert C Left the last game is questionable on Wednesday vs Denver, Groin
Karl-Anthony Towns C Is out indefinitely, Calf
Taurean Prince SF Is questionable on Wednesday vs Denver, Ankle
Jordan McLaughlin PG Is out indefinitely, Calf
Anthony Edwards SG Is questionable on Wednesday vs Denver, Hip
Denver Nuggets
Jeff Green SF Is out indefinitely, Hand
Jamal Murray PG Is questionable on Tuesday vs Portland, Ankle
Vlatko Cancar SF Is questionable on Tuesday vs Portland, Leg
Bones Hyland PG Is questionable on Tuesday vs Portland, Ankle
Peyton Watson SF Is out indefinitely, Groin
Collin Gillespie PG Is out indefinitely, Leg
| 19-26-0 | Against the Spread | 23-20-0 |
| 22-23-0 | Straight Up | 21-22-0 |
| 115 | Points per Game | 117 |
| – | Points Allowed per Game | – |
| 49.35 | Offensive FG% | 50.94 |
| 77.61 | Offensive FT% | 74.87 |
| 34.63 | Offensive 3PT% | 39.88 |
| 46.27 | Defensive FG% | 47.96 |
| 75.54 | Defensive FT% | 75.67 |
| 37.08 | Defensive 3PT% | 35.12 |
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Betting Picks
The Minnesota Timberwolves are definitely the weaker team in this pairing and will be struggling on both ends. The Nuggets seem unstoppable and will be able to easily dominate this game. The Denver Nuggets will win here as predicted by the best NBA betting odds. Sign up today to make your NBA betting prediction!
Moneyline: +265 is the ML set for the Timberwolves in this game and the ML set for the Nuggets is -400.
Spread: A spread of +8 -119 is out for Timberwolves and a spread of -8 -119 is out for the Nuggets.
TOTALs: -110 236.5 will go over for the Timberwolves and the same will go under for the Nuggets.
Score Prediction: 117-106 Nuggets win.
