The No. 3 seed Minnesota Timberwolves are now hosting the No. 2 seed Denver Nuggets in Game 3 on Friday at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Timberwolves topped the Nuggets 106-80 in Game 2 and are looking to go up 3-0 in the series. SportsLine consensus lists Minnesota as the 3.5-point favorite, while the over/under for total points scored is 205 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

Before you make any Nuggets vs. Timberwolves picks, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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The model knows Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards is an athletic, two-way playmaker. Offensively, he thrives from all three levels. He creates his own shot with ease while being a high-effort defender. In the 2024 NBA playoffs, Edwards averages 32.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.

The model also knows Denver center Nikola Jokic is an all-around difference maker. His playmaking is top-notch with the craftiness to get a bucket in a multitude of different ways. Jokic logs 27 points, 15 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game in the 2024 NBA playoffs. 

The model has simulated Nuggets vs. Timberwolves 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in almost 60% of simulations!

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