Denver aims to become the 1st team to advance to the next round in the Western Conference tonight as they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 at Ball Arena. Tip-off is live from 9 pm ET on NBA TV, I've prepared a Same Game Parlay which is available below.
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Let's dive into my SGP bet now.
Nikola Jokic to Record 8+ Assists (-240)
Jokic is averaging 8.3 assists per game so far in 4 games vs the Timberwolves. He's cleared this line twice in the last 3 games and after his team wasted a 43-point performance in Game 4 on Sunday I'm sure he'll try a different approach in tonight's game. After all, we are talking about one of the highest basketball IQ players we have in the NBA. His regular season splits are also a very good indicator of what kind of a game he will have here. In 35 games at Ball Arena he averaged 11.1 assists, while on the road in 34 games he was dishing 8.5 dimes a night. In wins he posts 3.2 assists more than in losses, so unless Minnesota pulls off the biggest upset in the past few years in the NBA we should be solid here. The T'Wolves haven't been able to stop the ball movement of Denver in the last 3 games allowing 26.3 assists per game, with another high paced game expected in Game 5 I'm sure Jokic will get to his standard averages in this one.