The 8th-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves take on the top-seeded Denver Nuggets Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. Tip from Ball Arena is set for 10:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Timberwolvesvs. Nuggets odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The T-wolves survived the play-in tournament with a 120-95 beating of the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday as 6-point favorites. Minnesota fell 108-102 in overtime at the Lakers in the 1st game of the tournament as an 8.5-point underdog Tuesday. The Wolves have the longest odds to come out of the West at +6600
Despite being the top seed, Denver is 2nd to Phoenix (+180) in odds to come out of the West at +350. They were 2nd only to Memphis in home record at 34-7 on the season. This really shouldn’t be a series as Denver is -500 to win it outright.
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