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Timberwolves vs Nuggets Game 2 Picks, Odds | NBA Playoffs Prediction

Michael Crosson
Michael Crosson Sports Betting Expert
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The second round of the NBA Playoffs continues with an excellent 2-game slate on Monday night -- and the second matchup of the evening we'll preview is Timberwolves vs. Nuggets Game 2, which is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET on TNT.

The T-Wolves are 5.5-point road underdogs on the spread in Monday's contest, while the total is set at over/under 207.5 total points at DraftKings.

Here's everything you need to know about Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the T-Wolves and Nuggets -- the latest betting odds, as well as our expert picks and prediction for the NBA Playoffs on Monday, May 6.

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Timberwolves vs Nuggets Odds

MIN @ DEN Odds

  • Full Game
  • 1H
  • 1Q
  • 2Q
  • 3Q
  • 4Q
  • Spread
  • Total
  • Moneyline
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
+6 -112 +4.5 -105 +4.5 -105 +4.5 -115 +4.5 -115 +4.5 -108 +4.5 -115 +4.5 -113 +7.5 -110  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
-6 -108 -4.5 -115 -4.5 -115 -4.5 -105 -4.5 -115 -4.5 -112 -4.5 -115 -4.5 -113 -7.5 -110  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
o207.5 -108 o102 -110 o101.5 -114 N/A o101.5 -115 o102 -110 o101.5 -115 o101.5 -115 o210 -110  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
u207.5 -112 u102 -110 u101.5 -106 N/A u101.5 -115 u102 -110 u101.5 -115 u101.5 -113 u210 -110  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
+205 N/A +205 +185 +175 +195 N/A +195 +245  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
-250 N/A -260 -225 -250 -238 N/A -265 -300  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
+6 -112 +11.5 -110 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A +2.5 -112 +7.5 -110  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
-6 -108 -11.5 -110 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A -2.5 -117 -7.5 -110  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
o207.5 -108 o108 -110 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A o107.5 -109 o210 -110  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
u207.5 -112 u108 -110 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A u107.5 -122 u210 -110  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
+205 N/A +152 N/A N/A N/A N/A +135 +245  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
-250 N/A -188 N/A N/A N/A N/A -175 -300  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
+6 -112 +2.5 -105 +2.5 -100 +2.5 -110 +2.5 -115 +2.5 -105 +2.5 -115 +2.5 -112 +7.5 -110  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
-6 -108 -2.5 -115 -2.5 -122 -2.5 -110 -2.5 -115 -2.5 -115 -2.5 -120 -2.5 -114 -7.5 -110  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
o207.5 -108 o51.5 -110 o50.5 -125 N/A N/A o51.5 even o51.5 -115 o51.5 -107 o210 -110  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
u207.5 -112 u51.5 -110 u50.5 -102 N/A N/A u51.5 -120 u51.5 -115 u51.5 -121 u210 -110  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
+205 N/A +176 +155 +150 +160 N/A +165 +245  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
-250 N/A -220 -190 -190 -192 N/A -215 -300  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
+6 -112 +1.5 -110 +1.5 -104 N/A +1.5 even +1.5 -108 +1.5 -105 +2.5 -125 +7.5 -110  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
-6 -108 -1.5 -120 -1.5 -118 N/A -1.5 -130 -1.5 -112 -1.5 -125 -2.5 -103 -7.5 -110  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
o207.5 -108 o50.5 -115 o50.5 -125 N/A N/A o50.5 -115 o50.5 -110 o50.5 -110 o210 -110  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
u207.5 -112 u50.5 -115 u50.5 -102 N/A N/A u50.5 -105 u50.5 -115 u50.5 -121 u210 -110  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
+205 N/A +136 N/A N/A +130 N/A +140 +245  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
-250 N/A -168 N/A N/A -155 N/A -180 -300  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
+6 -112 +1.5 -115 +1.5 -104 N/A +1.5 -110 +2 -112 +1.5 -110 +1.5 -106 +7.5 -110  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
-6 -108 -1.5 -115 -1.5 -118 N/A -1.5 -120 -2 -108 -1.5 -115 -1.5 -124 -7.5 -110  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
o207.5 -108 o52.5 -115 o54.5 -102 N/A N/A o53.5 -112 o53.5 -120 o53.5 -120 o210 -110  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
u207.5 -112 u52.5 -115 u54.5 -125 N/A N/A u53.5 -108 u53.5 -110 u53.5 -112 u210 -110  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
+205 N/A +134 N/A N/A +136 N/A +133 +245  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
-250 N/A -164 N/A N/A -162 N/A -175 -300  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
+6 -112 +1 -115 +1.5 -122 N/A +0.5 -105 +1 -105 +0.5 -105 +1.5 -136 +7.5 -110  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
-6 -108 -1 -115 -1.5 -100 N/A -0.5 -125 -1 -115 -0.5 -120 -1.5 +104 -7.5 -110  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
o207.5 -108 o52 -115 o53.5 -108 N/A N/A o53.5 -115 o51.5 -120 o53.5 -112 o210 -110  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
u207.5 -112 u52 -115 u53.5 -118 N/A N/A u53.5 -105 u51.5 -110 u53.5 -120 u210 -110  
Final
Minnesota Timberwolves 553 Timberwolves
+205 N/A +114 N/A +105 +120 N/A +104 +245  
Denver Nuggets 554 Nuggets
-250 N/A -140 N/A -135 -142 N/A -132 -300  

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Timberwolves vs Nuggets Picks & Prediction

For those that haven’t heard, Anthony Edwards has officially arrived, and he’s a monster…

The defending champs didn’t bring their best stuff In Game 1, and Minnesota’s young superstar took full advantage of it. Denver’s two best players, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, combined for just 15 points on 5-of-19 (26.3%) from the field and 1-of-7 (14.3%) from 3-point range in the first half of Saturday’s series opener.

Jokic and Murray heated up quickly after the break, as the Nuggets’ superstar duo combined for 34 points on 12-of-20 (60%) from the floor and 3-of-6 (50%) from 3-point territory in the second half of Saturday’s contest. However, it wasn’t quite enough to derail the Minnesota freight train, as the T-Wolves shot 52% from the field and 41% from 3-point range for the entire game, with Edwards scoring 43 of those points on 17-of-29 (58.6%) shooting, en route to a 7-point victory for the road underdogs in Game 1.

Edwards carried the bulk of the scoring load for Minnesota on Saturday night, with 41% of the Wolves’ 106 points. However, at the risk of sounding cliche, he certainly couldn’t have done it without the help of his supporting cast. Karl-Anthony Towns chipped in 20 points on 62% from the field, Naz Reid and Mike Conley combined for 30 points on 12-of-19 (63%) shooting – and quite frankly, that was barely enough to take down the defending champs on an off-night, as the Nuggets either led or trailed by less than three points for most of the fourth quarter in a back-and-forth battle before losing their grip at the end.

The Nuggets and Timberwolves met in the 1 vs. 8 matchup in the first round of last year’s playoffs, and Denver won the series in five games (4-1), as Denver jumped out to a 3-0 series lead, with all three of those victories coming by margins of 9+ points (+47), before coasting to the finish line. However, as soon as everybody wrote off the T-Wolves and finished beating up on them for how they began the series, they showed a tremendous amount of fight in the final two games, as Minnesota managed to escape with an overtime victory in Game 4, and then lost a heartbreaker on the road by a score of 112-109 in Game 5.

This year’s Minnesota team is much deeper, and much more efficient though – and their overall improvement as a team was on full display in Saturday’s series opener. But push comes to shove, I still believe the Nuggets have a considerable edge in this series at home, and the oddsmakers seem to think a bounce-back effort is in store after shifting the spread one point in favor of Denver, relative to Game 1. I’ll lay the points with Denver in Game 2.

Pick: Nuggets -5.5 (-110)

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Timberwolves vs Nuggets Game Time & TV Channel

Date: Monday, May 6
Matchup: Northwest
Venue: Ball Arena
Location: Denver, CO
Time-TV: TNT, 10:00 p.m. ET

Timberwolves vs Nuggets Betting Stats

2) Denver Nuggets
(2nd Place, Northwest)

  • Odds to Win Finals: +500
  • Odds to Win Conference: +230
  • Odds to Win Series: +108
  • SU: 57-25
  • ATS: 39-43
  • O/U: 35-47
  • PPG: 114.9
  • OPPG: 109.6

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3) Minnesota Timberwolves
(3rd Place, Northwest)

  • Odds to Win Finals: +600
  • Odds to Win Conference: +210
  • Odds to Win Series: -132
  • SU: 56-26
  • ATS: 41-41
  • O/U: 41-40-1
  • PPG: 113.0
  • OPPG: 106.5

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Michael Crosson

Michael Crosson

Michael Crosson began his time at VegasInsider as a freelance NBA writer back in 2019 while he continued to study Psychology and Biology at James Madison University. Following his graduation in 2021, Michael joined the team full-time, and he's been with VI ever since. Michael still writes NBA, NFL, and MLB for VI, as well as gambling industry news. He's also become a crucial part of our editorial production team. More from Michael Crosson
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