Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA
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Denver hosts Minnesota in Game 1 of the 2025-26 NBA Playoffs first round at Ball Arena this evening. The Nuggets clinched the Western Conference's third seed at 54–28, while the Wolves locked in the No. 6 seed at 49–33. Check out our prediction below.
The Denver Nuggets have been playoff regulars, qualifying in each of the last eight seasons. They closed out their regular-season run with 12 consecutive wins, including a shock 128–118 away victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the final fixture, to set up this last-16 rumble with Minnesota.
Interestingly, at 54–28 on the regular season, David Adelman's men finished four more wins than last season (50–32), and the last two of those additional victories came against the conference's top two seeds – Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. They won their regular-season series 3–1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and are 11–0 across their last 11 home games.
After three straight defeats nearly derailed their playoff bid, the Minnesota Timberwolves put up a solid 3–1 record in their final four games to finish in the top six. They edged past the struggling New Orleans Pelicans 132–126 in their final regular-season fixture, but faced a far tougher test this evening.
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Denver Nuggets v Minnesota Timberwolves Best Betting Odds
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1.36 | 3.3 |
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1.34 | 3.25 |
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1.34 | 3.25 |
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1.34 | 3.4 |
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1.37 | 3.12 |
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Who will win the Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball game?
Our prediction for the Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves match is: Denver Nuggets –6.5 handicap
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves game on 18/04/2026 of the current NBA season:
- Denver Nuggets has a 62.57% chance to pick up the win against Minnesota Timberwolves according to Shangrila ⭐ with the odds of 1.4.
- There is a probability of 37.43% ⭐ for Minnesota Timberwolves to win vs Denver Nuggets with odds of 3.4 at Tonybet.
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C. Braun
J. Murray
C. Johnson
A. Gordon
A. Edwards
D. DiVincenzo
J. McDaniels
Substitutes
J. Strawther
J. Pickett
T. Jones
S. Jones
T. Shannon Jr.
J. Clark
B. Hyland
M. Conley
A. Dosunmu
J. Phillips
K. Anderson
J. Ingles
Denver Nuggets - Minnesota Timberwolves Key Points
- The Denver Nuggets won the final 12 games of the regular season.
- The Nuggets are 11–0 in their last 11 home games.
- The Minnesota Timberwolves lost four of their final seven games in the regular season.
- The Wolves lost 3–1 in their regular-season series against the Nuggets.
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Our Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction
All signs point to a Denver Nuggets victory. They rounded off their regular-season campaign on a strong note and have won their last 11 home games. Moreover, the Nuggets will not only be aiming for a strong start, but to set the record straight after a shock home defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves denied them a clean sweep of their regular-season series.
Given this trend, we are tipping the Denver Nuggets to win and cover the spread. Our Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves prediction : Denver Nuggets –6.5 handicap.
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