Denver Nuggets Face Off Against Phoenix Suns as -3.5 Favorites in Game 1
All the latest betting news on the Denver Nuggets that should help bettors make smart decisions before pulling the trigger.
Suns-Nuggets Game 1
(April 29, 2023) - Denver is listed as a -3.5 favorite versus the Suns in Game 1 of this series to kick off Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs.
Denver went 4-1 against Minnesota to advance.
“Our team was kind of like the crowd tonight — we were late arriving,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said after Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray helped the top-seeded Nuggets win 112-109 in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series.
The Suns eliminated the LA Clippers in five games as well.
Denver comes into this game with a big of a disadvantage. They are just 1-5 Against The Spread in the last 6 meetings versus the Suns in Denver.
Some other noteworthy trends:
- Nuggets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games playing on 3 or more days rest.
- Nuggets are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Nuggets are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 Saturday games.
- Nuggets are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Conference Semifinals games.
- Under is 8-2-1 in Nuggets last 11 games following a straight up win.
- Under is 9-3-1 in Nuggets last 13 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Game 4
(April 23, 2023) - The Denver Nuggets are looking to sweep the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday night and advance to the next round of the playoffs.
"They handled their business like they're supposed to," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said of his players, "like mature teams do."
"We didn't want to give them life," said two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic, who had a triple-double -- 20 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds after Denver's 120-111 win. "We wanted to be the aggressor. We wanted to punch them first."
The T-Wolves will come into Game 4 with their backs against the wall as a +3.5 home dog.
The Nuggets are now 5-0 Against The Spread in their last 5 Conference Quarterfinals games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
Timberwolves are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 home games.
Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Game 3
(April 20, 2023) - The Timberwolves will come into Game 3 as a +2.5 home dog.
We have Denver at 0.62.
In the first two games, Jamal Murray is averaging 32.0 points and 6.5 assists with 5.5 rebounds. He is coming off a 40-point performance in the Nuggets' 122-113 Game 2 win Wednesday.
It was Murray's fifth game of at least 40 points in 35 career postseason games. In 410 regular-season games, Murray has just four games with 40 or more points.
The Nuggets are 23-7-1 Against The Spread in the last 31 meetings in Minnesota.
Timberwolves are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Timberwolves vs. Nuggets Game 2
Denver won Game 1 by a final score of 109-80. The line on this game was a half point more than the last one at Denver -8. Our number on this one was up to 5.73.
All indications are that Minnesota should be able to rebound here.
The poor effort can be attributed to having to play two play-in games in order to advance to the playoffs and having just one day of rest ahead of Game 1.
Denver, on the other hand, had six days off to prepare.
"We had a long, tough week," Wolves forward Kyle Anderson said. "That's no excuse. We came out expecting to win the game. We just have to get some rest, watch film, adjust and get ready for Game 2."
Timberwolves vs. Nuggets Game 2 Prop Bets
Wed, Apr 19, 2023 EST
Rot Mike Conley (MIN) Total Points+Rebounds+Assists Moneyline
501 Over 21½ Pts+Rebs+Assists -110
502 Under 21½ Pts+Rebs+Assists -120
Must Play
Rot Anthony Edwards (MIN) Total Points+Rebounds+Assists Moneyline
503 Over 33½ Pts+Rebs+Assists -110
504 Under 33½ Pts+Rebs+Assists -120
Must Play
Rot Rudy Gobert (MIN) Total Points+Rebounds+Assists Moneyline
505 Over 25½ Pts+Rebs+Assists -120
506 Under 25½ Pts+Rebs+Assists -110
Must Play
Rot Bruce Brown Jr (DEN) Total Points+Rebounds+Assists Moneyline
507 Over 17½ Pts+Rebs+Assists -110
508 Under 17½ Pts+Rebs+Assists -120
Must Play
Rot Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (DEN) Total Points+Rebounds+Assists Moneyline
509 Over 14½ Pts+Rebs+Assists -110
510 Under 14½ Pts+Rebs+Assists -120
Must Play
Rot Aaron Gordon (DEN) Total Points+Rebounds+Assists Moneyline
511 Over 23½ Pts+Rebs+Assists -125
512 Under 23½ Pts+Rebs+Assists -105
Must Play
Rot Mike Conley (MIN) Total Points Moneyline
525 Over 13½ Points -105
526 Under 13½ Points -125
Must Play
Rot Anthony Edwards (MIN) Total Points Moneyline
527 Over 24½ Points -120
528 Under 24½ Points -110
Must Play
Rot Rudy Gobert (MIN) Total Points Moneyline
529 Over 11½ Points -125
530 Under 11½ Points -105
Must Play
Rot Bruce Brown Jr (DEN) Total Points Moneyline
531 Over 11½ Points -120
532 Under 11½ Points -110
Must Play
Rot Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (DEN) Total Points Moneyline
533 Over 9½ Points -115
534 Under 9½ Points -115
Must Play
Rot Aaron Gordon (DEN) Total Points Moneyline
537 Over 14½ Points -140
538 Under 14½ Points Ev
Must Play
Rot Anthony Edwards (MIN) Total Assists Moneyline
553 Over 4½ Assists Ev
554 Under 4½ Assists -140
Must Play
Rot Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (DEN) Total Assists Moneyline
559 Over 1½ Assists -190
560 Under 1½ Assists +145
Must Play
Rot Aaron Gordon (DEN) Total Assists Moneyline
561 Over 2½ Assists -105
562 Under 2½ Assists -125
Must Play
Rot Mike Conley (MIN) Total Rebounds Moneyline
575 Over 2½ Rebounds -170
576 Under 2½ Rebounds +130
Must Play
Rot Anthony Edwards (MIN) Total Rebounds Moneyline
577 Over 5½ Rebounds -105
578 Under 5½ Rebounds -125
Must Play
Rot Rudy Gobert (MIN) Total Rebounds Moneyline
579 Over 11½ Rebounds -120
580 Under 11½ Rebounds -110
Must Play
Rot Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (DEN) Total Rebounds Moneyline
583 Over 2½ Rebounds -150
584 Under 2½ Rebounds +110
Must Play
Rot Aaron Gordon (DEN) Total Rebounds Moneyline
585 Over 6½ Rebounds +110
586 Under 6½ Rebounds -150
Must Play
Rot Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (DEN) Total Made 3 Point Field Goals Moneyline
609 Over 1½ 3pt FGs -115
610 Under 1½ 3pt FGs -115
Must Play
Rot Player to Score First Basket Moneyline
1201 Nikola Jokic +450
1202 Karl-Anthony Towns +500
1203 Anthony Edwards +550
1204 Aaron Gordon +650
1205 Rudy Gobert +650
1206 Jamal Murray +700
1207 Michael Porter Jr +700
1208 Nickeil Alexander-Walker +800
1209 Mike Conley +1000
1210 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope +1500
Timberwolves vs. Nuggets Game 1
The Denver Nuggets owned a 53-29 record straight up entering the playoffs. More importantly, Denver has performed well for sports bettors with their 45-37 record Against The Spread. Minnesota was hovering right above the .500 mark straight up and just below it Against The Spread. The T-Wolves have been covering in 70 percent of their most recent games dating back to March 26 while Denver is covering in 60 percent of their games over that span.
Denver opened as the -7.5 favorite in Game 1. We get a number of Nuggets 5.13. The home team has won five of the last six meetings. The teams have split wins and losses over the last ten meetings. More importantly perhaps, Denver has only covered the current spread of 7.5 in two of its three wins over this time. We would note that the Timberwolves are 6-1 Against The Spread in the last 7 meetings.
Denver became the first No. 8 seed to win a series when it upset the Seattle SuperSonics in 1994. The Nuggets knew they can't take for granted the T-Wolves No. 8 seed status coming into this playoff series.
"I think honestly, everyone in the league is so good right now, everyone's an upset candidate," Denver's Michael Porter Jr. said. "You can't take any team lightly. You look across the board, no one knows who's going to win any of these series. So I think it's just about who prepares the most. We have faith in ourselves, we have confidence in ourselves, and we just got to go out there and execute."
Betting Trends
- Timberwolves are 6-1 Against The Spread in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Timberwolves are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games.
- Nuggets are 18-8 ATS in their last 26 home games.
- Nuggets are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up win.
- Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Denver.
- Over is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings.
Timberwolves vs. Nuggets Game 1 Prop Bets
Rot Winning Margin Moneyline
2009 Timberwolves to win by 1-2 pts +1200
2010 Timberwolves to win by 3-6 pts +850
2011 Timberwolves to win by 7-9 pts +1600
2012 Timberwolves to win by 10-13 pts +2000
2013 Timberwolves to win by 14-16 pts +3500
2014 Timberwolves to win by 17-20 pts +4000
2015 Timberwolves to win by 21 or more pts +2200
2016 Nuggets to win by 1-2 pts +1000
2017 Nuggets to win by 3-6 pts +450
2018 Nuggets to win by 7-9 pts +600
2019 Nuggets to win by 10-13 pts +500
2020 Nuggets to win by 14-16 pts +800
2021 Nuggets to win by 17-20 pts +800
2022 Nuggets to win by 21 or more pts +550
Rot Double Result Moneyline
2023 Timberwolves - Timberwolves +400
2024 Tie - Timberwolves +4000
2025 Nuggets - Timberwolves +850
2026 Timberwolves - Nuggets +450
2027 Tie - Nuggets +1800
2028 Nuggets - Nuggets -150
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T-Wolves vs. Nuggets Series Betting Markets
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- Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves - Series Leader Total Assists
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- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
