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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

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

Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -4.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves, while the game's total opened at 233.5.

Denver was a 125-118 winner in its last match on the road against the Pacers. They failed to cover the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 243 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 125-102 loser as they battled the Raptors on the road. The Timberwolves failed to cover in the match as a +2.5-point underdog, while 227 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Minnesota:
Team record: 43-33 SU,42-33-1 ATS
Minnesota is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games

Denver:
Team record: 45-31 SU,35-41 ATS
Denver is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 8 games

Next up:
Minnesota at Houston Sunday, April 3
Denver at Los Angeles Sunday, April 3