Nikola Jokic dropped 55 last game against the Clippers, but he will come up against multiple DPOY winner Rudy Gobert when they head to Minnesota in a five-game Sunday slate.
Denver Nuggets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Two of the best teams in the Western Conference face off, but the Nuggets will need to look to their bench with two of their starters out.
The Timberwolves enter off no rest, but with the return of Anthony Edwards they’re playing great basketball with a 6-1 record in November. Can they stop the Nikola Jokic juggernaut?
LEG 1 - Minnesota Timberwolves H2H
Although they enter this off no rest, I like the progression the Timberwolves have made in November as they host the Nuggets.
Denver’s off-season acquisitions have provided much needed depth to their roster, and they’ll call on them in this game with Christian Braun out for an extended period of time, along with Cam Johnson.
Braun is a deceivingly big loss for Denver. Plays hard, defends, gets on the rim offensively, and when he’s on the floor the Nuggets have a net rating of +16.7. When off, that drops to +8.2.
This is a big chance for the Timberwolves.
LEG 2 - Julius Randle 20+ Points
He’s been unreal this season, with and without Anthony Edwards. There hasn’t been much fluctuation for Randle, who averages 25.4 points per game this season, and with Edwards that number drops slightly to 24.9 per game.
From 12 games this season, Randle has hit 20+ on eight occasions but his four misses were by just one point. The last two 19-point games by the Power Forward, he only played 26 minutes in each. He’ll play 30+ minutes in a game like this.
LEG 3 - Jamal Murray 4+ Rebounds
Not known for his rebounding, but Jamal Murray has been doing enough of it to add to this same game multi.
Murray has hit 4+ rebounds in seven of his last nine games, averaging 5.2 rebounds per game over this stretch including pulling in six last time they played Minnesota.
SAME GAME MULTI
Minnesota / Randle 20+ Points / Murray 4+ Rebounds = $3.30
VALUE BET
Anthony Edwards 30+ Points @ $2.35
Although he averages 27.5 points per game, Anthony Edwards’ points per 36 minute numbers are up there with the best in the NBA at 33.7 per game.
He’s hit 30+ points in five of his eight games, including 30 against the Kings on Saturday despite only making one triple.
Didn’t play last time they played the Nuggets, but will be happy not to see Christian Braun in their lineup.
