Oddsmakers have yet to set a line for Wednesday's Timberwolves-Nuggets matchup. Pick should be considered an early lean.
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets (N/A)
The Denver Nuggets continue to live on the edge in the Western Conference, while the Minnesota Timberwolves are rapidly sinking to the bottom.
The Nuggets are the highest-scoring team in the NBA but rank near the bottom in scoring defense, making for an exciting style of play but some inconsistent results.
Denver is the type of team that can lose to the Warriors 112-97 on the road Saturday and come back with a dominating home performance in a 123-84 victory over the same team on Monday.
The big difference was on the inside, where rookie Kenneth Faried bounced back from a one-point, four-rebound performance on Saturday with 27 points and 17 boards on Monday. The Nuggets also got a key piece of their rotation back Monday, with Danilo Gallinari returning from a 10-game absence.
Denver has traded wins and losses over the past five games, winning each time it eclipse the century mark. Denver topped the Timberwolves, 103-101, in overtime at the Pepsi Center on Feb. 20.
With Minnesota spinning out of control with six straight loses and eight straight defeats against the spread, the Nuggets won’t mind kicking them when they’re down.
Pick: Nuggets ---
Phoenix Suns at Memphis Grizzlies (-5.5, 194)
The Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies have been two of the NBA’s hottest teams in the second half.
Memphis is closing in on the No. 4 seed in the West, while Phoenix is still trying to nail down any sort of playoff spot. If the Suns’ bench keeps producing the way it has lately, there’s a good chance we’ll see this team in the playoffs.
Phoenix’s reserves have averaged 40.2 points per game since March 18.
"These last four or five games, I mean, they've carried us," forward Jared Dudley said of the team’s bench. "They've carried the starters, they've done well."
The Suns have won the first two of their meetings with Memphis so far this season and we’ll happily take them getting 5.5 points to play with.
Pick: Suns ---
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets (N/A)
The Denver Nuggets continue to live on the edge in the Western Conference, while the Minnesota Timberwolves are rapidly sinking to the bottom.
The Nuggets are the highest-scoring team in the NBA but rank near the bottom in scoring defense, making for an exciting style of play but some inconsistent results.
Denver is the type of team that can lose to the Warriors 112-97 on the road Saturday and come back with a dominating home performance in a 123-84 victory over the same team on Monday.
The big difference was on the inside, where rookie Kenneth Faried bounced back from a one-point, four-rebound performance on Saturday with 27 points and 17 boards on Monday. The Nuggets also got a key piece of their rotation back Monday, with Danilo Gallinari returning from a 10-game absence.
Denver has traded wins and losses over the past five games, winning each time it eclipse the century mark. Denver topped the Timberwolves, 103-101, in overtime at the Pepsi Center on Feb. 20.
With Minnesota spinning out of control with six straight loses and eight straight defeats against the spread, the Nuggets won’t mind kicking them when they’re down.
Pick: Nuggets ---
Phoenix Suns at Memphis Grizzlies (-5.5, 194)
The Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies have been two of the NBA’s hottest teams in the second half.
Memphis is closing in on the No. 4 seed in the West, while Phoenix is still trying to nail down any sort of playoff spot. If the Suns’ bench keeps producing the way it has lately, there’s a good chance we’ll see this team in the playoffs.
Phoenix’s reserves have averaged 40.2 points per game since March 18.
"These last four or five games, I mean, they've carried us," forward Jared Dudley said of the team’s bench. "They've carried the starters, they've done well."
The Suns have won the first two of their meetings with Memphis so far this season and we’ll happily take them getting 5.5 points to play with.
Pick: Suns ---
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