Nuggets vs Timberwolves Picks and Prediction – 11/2/2024

The Denver Nuggets look for their third consecutive victory on Friday when visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves. Denver is 2-2 and tied with Minnesota for second in the Northwest division, two games behind first-place Oklahoma City. Denver defeated the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday in overtime 144-139. Nikola Jokic scored 29 points, grabbed 18 rebounds, and handed out 16 assists to lead Denver past Brooklyn. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA previews.

Nikola Jokic is leading Denver in scoring, rebounding, and assists with averages of 31.5 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 9.2 assists per game. Jamal Murray is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.8 points per game and one of five players for Denver averaging double figures in scoring. As a team, Denver is scoring an average of 115.5 points per game.

The Minnesota Timberwolves look to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home on Friday when hosting Denver. Minnesota is tied with Denver in the Northwest division at 2-2, trailing first-place Oklahoma City by two games. Minnesota was defeated by Dallas 120-114 on Tuesday. The leading scorer for Minnesota in the loss to Dallas was Anthony Edwards with 37 points. Minnesota committed 20 turnovers to only 10 by Dallas.

Anthony Edwards is leading Minnesota in scoring with an average of 30.0 points per game, while Julius Randle is the second-leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 23.3 points and 5.0 assists per game. Rudy Gobert is the leading rebounder with an average of 11.2 per game. Minnesota has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 111.5 points per game.

Minnesota will pick up a victory at home on Friday when hosting Denver, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of Denver's last six. The total has cashed UNDER in each of the last two games played head-to-head between the two, with both played in the playoffs last season. Look for a tightly contested and physical game with both Denver and Minnesota shooting below average. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Timberwolves win but our best play is UNDER 101-98.