Kiszla: With Nuggets feeling heat of championship pressure, is it put up or shut up time for coach Michael Malone?

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“We as an organization put pressure on ourselves to win a championship. That’s what motivates us,” Malone said. “The external pressure? Fans, bloggers, this-that, I could give a (bleep).”


The NBA playoffs are finally here, and we have a four-game slate on Sunday. We have our eyes on the last game of the night, which is the No. 8 seed Minnesota Timberwolves taking on the No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets. Our experts will give out their Game 1 prediction from that game to use when registering at FanDuel Sportsbook.

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Here are the odds and latest lines courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook for the Timberwolves vs. Nuggets NBA matchup:

  • Minnesota Timberwolves +7.5 (-110) vs. Denver Nuggets -7.5 (-110)
    • Money line: Timberwolves (+245) vs. Nuggets (-300)
    • Total: Over 224.5 (-110)/Under 224.5 (-110)

The Timberwolves come into this one after surviving the Play-In Tournament. The Wolves lost the No. 7 seed game to the Lakers in a hard-fought battle without Rudy Gobert. They then won Friday night pretty handily against the Oklahoma City Thunder, 120-95, and were led by Karl Anthony-Towns, who had a 28-11 double-double.

The Denver Nuggets come into this one as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Their star players Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray should be well-rested and ready to go in this one after dealing with some nagging injuries.

It will be an interesting matchup between Nikola Jokic and the Timberwolves’ bigs, especially Rudy Gobert. The season series between these two teams were tied at two wins apiece but both teams had players in and out of their lineups.

This series could be a fun one, and possibly go six games. However, for our experts Timberwolves vs. Nuggets game 1 best bets, we will side with the Nuggets at home to cover the -7.5-point spread at home (-110 at FanDuel). You can follow or fade the best bet from our predictions when you sign up here at FanDuel and claim your $150 bonus.

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With the Timberwolves having a quick turnaround taking on a well-rested Nuggets team that is at home, the pick is to take the Nuggets -7.5. The Nuggets have the best player in the series in Nikola Jokic, and in the three games he played against the Timberwolves this season, he averaged a triple-double.

Just to put the cherry on top, road teams have an awfully tough time adjusting to the altitude in Denver. The Nuggets are a great home team sitting with a 34-7 record on the season and are 25-15-1 against the spread at home as well. The Timberwolves come in with a 20-21 record on the road, and 21-20 on the road against the spread.

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