Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Prediction Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 25
Jan 25, 2025
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves (23-21) are 4.5-point underdogs against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets (28-16) Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Target Center. The game begins at 3:00 PM ET on ABC and ESPN+.
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Game Info & Odds
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM ET
How to watch on TV: ABC and ESPN+
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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Venue: Target Center
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Score Prediction
Prediction:
Timberwolves 114 – Nuggets 113
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Spread & Total Prediction for Nuggets vs. Timberwolves
Pick ATS: Timberwolves (+ 4.5)
Computer Predicted Spread: Timberwolves (-0.5)
Pick OU:
Under (228.5)
Computer Predicted Total: 227.4
The Nuggets (23-21-0 ATS) have covered the spread 52.3% of the time, 13.7% more often than the Timberwolves (17-27-0) this year.
Denver (12-10) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 4.5 points or more this season (54.5%) than Minnesota (4-2) does as a 4.5+-point underdog (66.7%).
Denver and its opponents have exceeded the point total 63.6% of the time this season (28 out of 44). That’s more often than Minnesota and its opponents have (22 out of 44).
The Nuggets have a .667 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (22-11) this season while the Timberwolves have a .250 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (2-6).
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Nuggets Performance Insights
The Nuggets have been carried by their offense, as they rank third-best in the NBA by posting 121.0 points per game. They rank 24th in the league in points allowed (115.6 per contest).
Denver is allowing 42.7 boards per game this season (seventh-ranked in NBA), but it has provided a lift by averaging 46.0 rebounds per contest (fourth-best).
The Nuggets have been tallying plenty of assists in 2024-25, ranking best in the NBA with 31.0 dimes per game.
With 13.6 turnovers per game, Denver is 14th in the NBA. It forces 13.0 turnovers per contest, which ranks 22nd in the league.
The Nuggets haven’t been sinking many threes this year, ranking fourth-worst in the NBA (12.0 threes per game). But they rank third-best in the league with a 38.5% shooting percentage when they do fire from downtown.
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Timberwolves Performance Insights
On offense, the Timberwolves are the 22nd-ranked squad in the NBA (110.1 points per game). Defensively, they are fifth-best (108.2 points allowed per game).
In 2024-25, Minnesota is 19th in the league in rebounds (43.8 per game) and 10th in rebounds allowed (43.2).
The Timberwolves are 23rd in the league in assists (24.9 per game) in 2024-25.
Minnesota is 21st in the league in turnovers per game (14.7) and 16th in turnovers forced (13.7).
In 2024-25 the Timberwolves are fifth-best in the NBA in 3-point makes (15.2 per game), and fourth-best in 3-point percentage (38.3%).
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