The Denver Nuggets will look to pull off an upset as slight 3.5-point underdogs heading into Game 3 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center on Friday, tipping off at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN. The Timberwolves are up 2-0 in the series. The matchup has an over/under set at 205 points.
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Spread: Timberwolves (-3.5) to Cover
- The DraftKings line for this game has the Timberwolves favored by 3.5, while the model predicts they’ll win by slightly more (6.0 points).
- So far this season, Minnesota has put together a 40-40-2 record against the spread.
- The Timberwolves have been favored by 3.5 points or more 47 times this season, and covered the spread in 22 of those contests.
- Denver is 38-42-2 against the spread this year.
- The Nuggets have an ATS record of 3-1 when playing as at least 3.5-point underdogs this season.
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Total: Over 205
- The DraftKings point total for this game is more than two possessions lower (16.2 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the over.
- A total of 69 times so far this season, Minnesota and its opponent have combined to score more than 205 points.
- Denver’s games have had over 205 points 72 times this season.
- The Timberwolves and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 41 out of 82 times this season.
- A total of 35 Nuggets games this year have hit the over.
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Moneyline Winner: Timberwolves (-175)
- Prediction: Timberwolves 114, Nuggets 108
- Minnesota has been the favorite in 61 games this season and won 46 (75.4%) of those contests.
- Denver has won in four of the 10 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Rudy Gobert Points Prop: Under 12.5
- Rudy Gobert averages 14.0 points, 12.9 boards and 1.3 assists per contest, shooting 66.1% from the field (second in league).
- The 14.0 points Gobert scores per game are 1.5 more than his prop total on Friday (12.5).
- Gobert has exceeded his points prop total 40 times this season out of 81 games with such a prop.
- The Nuggets score 114.9 points per game and allow 109.6, ranking them 14th in the NBA offensively and sixth defensively.
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Nikola Jokic Points Prop: Under 29.5
- On a per-game basis, Nikola Jokic gets the Nuggets 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists. He also averages 1.4 steals (seventh in NBA) and 0.9 blocked shots.
- The 26.4 points Jokic scores per game are 3.1 less than his over/under on Friday.
- Jokic has hit the over on his points prop on 39 occasions this season (in 81 games with such a prop).
- The Timberwolves are scoring 113 points per game this year (18th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really thrived on defense, allowing only 106.5 points per contest (best).
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All stats in this article refer to the 2023-24 regular season.
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