Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 4/1/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (47-28) will try to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (43-32) on Tuesday.

The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and walked away with a win by a score of 123-104 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 24 and the Pistons totaled 24 personal fouls. They buried 12 out of their 38 tries from long range. Detroit walked away from this one shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by converting 24 of 32 attempts. In addition, Detroit pulled down 44 rebounds (16 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 9 blocks. Detroit doled out 22 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. Regarding the defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 35.8% from the floor on 34 out of 95 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 59 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Timberwolves knocked down 23 of 31 tries for a rate of 74.2%. Minnesota ended the contest having earned a 47.3% FG percentage (44 of 93) and converted 12 of 31 shots from 3-point land.

Julius Randle is one guy who came through in the game. He racked up 26 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins played and also totaled 8 boards. Randle finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 5 assists.

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Minnesota comes into this matchup with a mark of 43-32 this season. They average 113.8 points per outing (17th in the NBA) while going 46.6% from the field. The Timberwolves are hitting 38.0% on 3-point shots (1,133 of 2,985) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 44.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,954 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 15th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.1 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Timberwolves are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 6th in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.2). The Timberwolves are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.0% (3,031 of 6,595) and they relinquish 43.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 5th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,842 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 129-93 against the Jazz. The Nuggets snagged 36 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 45 in this contest. They gave up possession 18 times, while recording 12 steals for the matchup. The Jazz earned 19 fouls for the contest which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They were able to bury 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. With regard to shooting from distance, Denver converted 11 of 29 tries (37.9%). In all, the Nuggets ended up going 48 for 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.8%. The Nuggets allowed the Jazz to convert 33 of their 93 attempts from the field which had them shooting 35.5% for this game. They finished the game shooting 17.5% from three-point range via 7 of 40 and finished the game at 20 out of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Denver allowed Utah to collect 42 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Nikola Jokic ended up being a factor for the Nuggets for the game. Jokic accumulated 27 points in his 32 mins of playing time and tallied 6 dimes in this game. He made 8 out of 18 in the matchup giving him a rate of 44.4%, and tallied 14 rebounds.

Denver has a record of 47-28 for the year. The Nuggets are committing 17.7 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 31.1 times per game (1st in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.3 times per game. Denver has scored 9,066 pts on the campaign (120.9 per contest) and they collect 45.6 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nuggets are hitting on 50.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 1st in the league.

The Denver defense allows 36.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,047 of 2,879) and their opponents are making 77.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 29.0 assists and 42.3 rebounds per game, which is 29th and 6th in the NBA. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 23rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (13th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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