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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets meet at Pepsi Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -12.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
In their last action, Denver was a 113-101 loser on the road against the Thunder. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (214) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Minnesota was a 127-117 loser in its last match at home against the Celtics. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 244 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Minnesota:
Team record: 16-38 SU,18-34-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Denver:
Team record: 38-18 SU,27-26-3 ATS
Next up:
Minnesota at Dallas Monday, February 24
Denver home to Detroit Tuesday, February 25