Minnesota (18-13) at Denver (16-14)
When: Wednesday, December 20th 2017
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
Time: 9:05 ET | TV: FSN North, Altitude
Opening Odds: Denver -3.5/218.5
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The Minnesota Timberwolves begin a three-game road trip that takes them through Christmas Day, when they visit the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center. Minnesota just wrapped-up a 3-2 homestand with a 108-107 victory over Portland on Monday in which Jimmy Butler reached 30 points for the fourth time this month. Butler scored 37 points against the Blazers and is averaging 25.8 in December while shooting 49.4% from the field. The Timberwolves, who have not made the playoffs since the 2003-04 season, sit in the fourth spot in the Western Conference, while the Nuggets are 1.5 behind them after dropping five of their last eight. Denver led by six going into the fourth quarter Monday at Oklahoma City before allowing Russell Westbrook to take over in the final 12 minutes for a 95-94 setback. The Timberwolves have won the last two meetings after dropping five straight against the Nuggets.
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Butler has improved his season scoring average to 20.1 with a hot month and he is second on the team behind center Karl-Anthony Towns (20.5), who has nailed nine of his last 17 three-pointers covering three games. Small forward Andrew Wiggins chips in 17.9 points per game, but has made just 9-of-30 from the field over the past two games. Veteran reserve guard Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 23 in Monday’s win after managing only 10 combined over the previous three games. Point guard Jeff Teague is among the league leaders in assists (7.1) and is shooting 52% from the field over the last four games.
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Power forward Trey Lyles is averaging just 7.9 points a game, but has more than doubled that over the last five games, averaging 17.6 points and shooting 64% from the field. Guard Gary Harris leads the team in scoring (16.1) after averaging 20.6 and shooting 50% from the floor in the past five games while backcourt mate Will Barton (15.4) looks to rebound from a shaky 2-for-15 shooting performance. Center Nikola Jokic averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds in the last two games after missing seven with an ankle injury. Guard Emmanuel Mudiay (ankle), who averages 9.6 points, is questionable after missing Monday’s game against Oklahoma City.
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Denver has won their last eight home games, but none of those teams are currently over .500. This is a good young Minnesota team that plays good on the road. I’ll take the points.
Pick: Timberwolves +2
- Timberwolves are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Timberwolves are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Timberwolves are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Timberwolves are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games.
- Timberwolves are 15-34-3 ATS in their last 52 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Timberwolves are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. Western Conference.
- Timberwolves are 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Timberwolves are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Timberwolves are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Timberwolves are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up win.
- Nuggets are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
- Nuggets are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games.
- Nuggets are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up loss.
- Nuggets are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Nuggets are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games.
- Nuggets are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Nuggets are 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS win.
- Over is 8-1 in Timberwolves last 9 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Over is 6-1 in Timberwolves last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Under is 12-2 in Timberwolves last 14 games following a straight up win.
- Over is 4-1 in Timberwolves last 5 road games.
- Over is 4-1-1 in Timberwolves last 6 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Over is 6-2 in Timberwolves last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 13-5 in Timberwolves last 18 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 36-14-1 in Timberwolves last 51 games following a ATS loss.
- Over is 7-3 in Timberwolves last 10 overall.
- Over is 7-3 in Timberwolves last 10 Wednesday games.
- Over is 7-3 in Timberwolves last 10 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 34-16-1 in Timberwolves last 51 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 10-1 in Nuggets last 11 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Over is 4-1 in Nuggets last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 8-3 in Nuggets last 11 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
- Timberwolves are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Denver.
- Timberwolves are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
- Road team is 36-14-1 ATS in the last 51 meetings.
- Underdog is 13-3 ATS in the last 16 meetings.
