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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets meet at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -9.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 222.5.
Last time out for Denver, they were a 114-108 loser as they battled the Timberwolves on the road. The Nuggets failed to cover in the match as a -4-point favorite, while 222 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Minnesota won its last outing, a 114-108 result against the Nuggets on April 23. The Timberwolves covered in that game as a +4-point underdog, while the 222 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Minnesota:
Team record: 44-44 SU,43-45 ATS
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Denver:
Team record: 56-30 SU,47-38-1 ATS
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Denver's last 17 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Denver Thursday, April 27