The Denver Nuggets (31-13 SU, 23-20-1 ATS) aim to strengthen their tenuous grasp on the top spot in the Western Conference standings with an eighth straight win when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves (22-23, 19-26) in Wednesday NBA action.
The Nuggets extended their current win streak on home court to 12 games with Tuesday’s 122-113 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers, which also lifted them a half-game up on second-place Memphis in the standings. The Timberwolves leave home for Denver after falling 126-125 to Utah on Monday and have work to do to snap a dismal 2-6 SU run on the road.
Latest Betting Notes: Timberwolves
Winners in six of their past eight overall, the Timberwolves have struggled to carry that momentum into recent road contests. Minnesota’s lone road victory in its past six outings came 10 days ago in a 101-96 win over the bottom-feeding Houston Rockets. The club has surrendered an average of 122.2 points in its five most recent road defeats and has gone just 2-7 ATS in the last nine as a road underdog.
Growing injury concerns have not helped matters. Limited to just 18 total minutes of playing time over his past two games, Rudy Gobert remains listed as questionable for Wednesday due to a groin injury. Leading scorer Anthony Edwards is coming off a 29-point performance in Monday’s loss and has averaged 28.7 points per game over his past three outings, but is also questionable due to nagging hip soreness.
Latest Betting Notes: Nuggets
After knocking off Portland on Tuesday, the Nuggets are hitting the court for the third time in four nights. The club has responded well to a hectic schedule that has them playing for the 14th time in 25 days since Christmas. However, they have produced mixed results when playing in the back half of games on back-to-back nights, winning just three of their past six.
After averaging just 18.4 points per game over his previous five outings, Nikola Jokic returned to familiar form on Tuesday with a team-high 36 points and added 12 rebounds and 10 assists to pick up his fourth triple-double in five games. Forward Michael Porter Jr. racked up 23 points in his best home performance of the season but has failed to score 20 or more in consecutive games this season.
Timberwolves Player Prop: D’Angelo Russell UNDER 17.5 Points
D’Angelo Russell’s recent struggles to generate consistent offensive numbers have continued during the T-Wolves’ current slide. Russell scored 21 points on 6-for-11 shooting in Monday’s loss but has scored 15 or less in two of five road outings and offers value as a -105 bet to net UNDER 17.5 points on Wednesday.
Nuggets Player Prop: Nikola Jokic OVER 47.5 Points+Rebounds+Assists
While Jokic’s point totals have fluctuated lately, he has consistently run up big totals in other departments, averaging a combined 25 boards and assists over his past five outings. That is a pace he should be able to maintain against the defensively challenged T-Wolves, making him a solid -112 bet to rack up more than 47.5 combined points, rebounds and assists on Wednesday.
