The Minnesota Timberwolves'meet the Denver Nuggets Tuesday in Game 5 of the best-of-7 Western Conference 2nd-round series. The series is tied 2-2. Tip-off from Ball Arena is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's'lines around the Timberwolves vs. Nuggets odds'and make our expert'NBA picks and predictions.
After dropping the 1st 2 games at home, Denver evened the series on the road with 2 wins, the last a 115-107 Game 4 victory in Minnesota on Sunday. League MVP C Nikola Jokic led the way with his playoff-high 35 points, 7 assists, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. They also got a 27 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks from F Aaron Gordon. The Nuggets shot 57% (45-for-79) as a team, including knocking down 13 treys.
G Anthony Edwards put on one heck of a show in a losing effort Sunday,' finishing with 44 points on 16-for-25 (64%) shooting, adding 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. No one else on the Timberwolves had more than 15 points. Minnesota could not stop the Nuggets inside, allowing 52 points in the paint. After a commanding 2-0 series lead, they head back to Denver tied with a lot of work to do.
Timberwolves at'Nuggets'odds
Provided by'BetMGM Sportsbook; access'USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 8:27 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Timberwolves +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Nuggets -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Timberwolves +4.5 (-110) | Nuggets -4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 205.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)