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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets meet at Ball Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -14-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 227.

Last time out for Denver, they were a 124-109 winner as they battled the Timberwolves on the road. The Nuggets covered in the match as a -8.5-point favorite, while 233 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Minnesota was a 124-109 loser in its last match at home against the Nuggets. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 233 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Minnesota:
Team record: 2-4 SU,2-4 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games

Denver:
Team record: 2-4 SU,2-4 ATS
Denver is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Denver is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 9 games

Next up:
Minnesota at Portland Thursday, January 7
Denver home to Dallas Thursday, January 7